common difference
common difference · common differences
The constant added to each element of an arithmetic progression to obtain the nextThe constant added to each element of an arithmetic progression to obtain the next.
Meaning
1 sensesThe constant added to each element of an arithmetic progression to obtain the next.
If the first term of an arithmetic sequence is 3 and the common difference is 13, then the fourth term is 42.
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