Clairaut's difference equation is a special case of Lagrange's equation (Sokolnikoff and Redheffer 1958) defined by
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or in " notation,"
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(Spiegel 1970). It is so named by analogy with Clairaut's differential equation
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Clairaut's difference equation is a special case of Lagrange's equation (Sokolnikoff and Redheffer 1958) defined by
(1)
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or in " notation,"
(2)
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(Spiegel 1970). It is so named by analogy with Clairaut's differential equation
(3)
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This entry contributed by Ronald M. Aarts
Aarts, Ronald M. "Clairaut's Difference Equation." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ClairautsDifferenceEquation.html