recurrence relation

English

Noun

recurrence relation (plural recurrence relations)

Examples
$x_{n+1}=rx_{n}(1-x_{n})\,$

1. (mathematics) an equation that recursively defines a sequence; each term of the sequence is defined as a function of the preceding terms.

Synonyms

• difference equation (recurrence relation)

Translations

recurrence relation

• Danish: rekursionsligning c
• Finnish: palautuskaava, rekursiokaava