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forward difference

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forward difference [¦fȯr·wərd ′dif·rəns]
(mathematics)
One of a series of quantities obtained from a function whose values are known at a series of equally spaced points by repeatedly applying the forward difference operator to these values; used in interpolation or numerical calculation and integration of functions.
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