A recurrence relation is a mathematical relationship expressing as some combination of with . When formulated as an equation to be solved, recurrence relations are known as recurrence equations, or sometimes difference equations.
Recurrence Relation
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Recurrence Relation." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/RecurrenceRelation.html