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common difference

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noun

Mathematics.
  1. the difference between any two consecutive terms in an arithmetic progression.


Etymology

Origin of common difference

First recorded in 1890–95


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Then we add the common difference to that result to get the next term, and so on.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020

Let’s write the first few terms of a sequence where the first term is and the common difference is d.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020

Write the first five terms of the sequence where the first term is 5 and the common difference is d = −6.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

Find the twelfth term of a sequence where the seventh term is 10 and the common difference is −2 .

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

The common difference between the men and the women is the women had fresh lipstick—their one attempt at sanitary glamour.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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