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.
    Coordinate term: common ratio
    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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