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finite difference

noun

Definition of FINITE DIFFERENCE

:  any of a sequence of differences obtained by incrementing successively the dependent variable of a function by a fixed amount; especially :  any of such differences obtained from a polynomial function using successive integral values of its dependent variable
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First Known Use of FINITE DIFFERENCE

1807

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