Finite-difference Definition

noun

A difference between the value of a function evaluated at a number, and the value of the same function evaluated at a different number, a fixed distance from the first.

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Noun

Singular:
finite-difference
Plural:
finite differences

Finite-difference Sentence Examples

  • Even where u is an explicit function of x, so that f x udx may be expressed in terms of x, it is often more convenient, for construction of a table of values of such an integral, to use finite-difference formulae.

  • These are automatically computed by finite difference approximation (either forward or central differences ).

  • We use 2D finite-difference modeling methods to compute the propagation of seismic waves in simplified volcanic structures.

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