Common difference

ID: common-difference

Common difference by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-18
The common difference of an arithmetic progression is the fixed difference between consecutive sequence terms. It gives a finite difference that is independent of position. Checking one adjacent pair finds its value only when the arithmetic progression property is already known; otherwise, other pairs can disagree. For example, the differences in are three and four, so the three entries do not form an arithmetic progression.

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