"difference equation" meaning in All languages combined

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        "An equation involving an ordered sequence of real numbers (a_nₙ₌₁ ᪲) and some of its differences, where the first difference is defined as Δ(a_n)=a_n+1-a_n, and the kᵗʰ difference is defined recursively as Δᵏ(a_n)=Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n+1)-Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n),."
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        "(mathematics) An equation involving an ordered sequence of real numbers (a_nₙ₌₁ ᪲) and some of its differences, where the first difference is defined as Δ(a_n)=a_n+1-a_n, and the kᵗʰ difference is defined recursively as Δᵏ(a_n)=Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n+1)-Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n),."
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        "more broadly, any recurrence relation"
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        "(mathematics) more broadly, any recurrence relation"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "differenssiyhtälö"
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        "An equation involving an ordered sequence of real numbers (a_nₙ₌₁ ᪲) and some of its differences, where the first difference is defined as Δ(a_n)=a_n+1-a_n, and the kᵗʰ difference is defined recursively as Δᵏ(a_n)=Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n+1)-Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n),."
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        "(mathematics) An equation involving an ordered sequence of real numbers (a_nₙ₌₁ ᪲) and some of its differences, where the first difference is defined as Δ(a_n)=a_n+1-a_n, and the kᵗʰ difference is defined recursively as Δᵏ(a_n)=Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n+1)-Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n),."
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