common difference

English

Noun

common difference (plural common differences)

1. (mathematics) The 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.

Translations

constant in arithmetic progression

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 公差 (zh) (gōngchā)

• Irish: comhbhreis f
• Romanian: diferență comună

See also

• common ratio