"recurrence relation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: recurrence relations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} recurrence relation (plural recurrence relations)
  1. (mathematics) an equation that recursively defines a sequence; each term of the sequence is defined as a function of the preceding terms. Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: difference equation (english: recurrence relation) Translations (recurrence relation): rekursionsligning [common-gender] (Danish), palautuskaava (Finnish), rekursiokaava (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-recurrence_relation-en-noun-Hh6O2gMr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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