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Recurrence Relation


A recurrence relation is a mathematical relationship expressing f_n as some combination of f_i with i<n. When formulated as an equation to be solved, recurrence relations are known as recurrence equations, or sometimes difference equations.


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Weisstein, Eric W. "Recurrence Relation." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/RecurrenceRelation.html

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