common difference
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of common difference
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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In the following exercises, write the first five terms of each sequence with the given first term and common difference.
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Find the sixteenth term of a sequence where the first term is 11 and the common difference is −6.
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Find the eleventh term of a sequence where the third term is 19 and the common difference is five.
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Find the first term and common difference of an arithmetic sequence whose ninth term is −1 and the sixteenth term is −15.
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The common difference between the men and the women is the women had fresh lipstick—their one attempt at sanitary glamour.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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