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Newton's Backward Difference Formula


\begin{displaymath}
f_p=f_0+p\nabla_0+{\textstyle{1\over 2!}}p(p+1)\nabla_0^2+{\textstyle{1\over 3!}}p(p+1)(p+2)\nabla_0^3+\ldots,
\end{displaymath}

for $p\in[0,1]$, where $\nabla$ is the Backward Difference.

See also Newton's Forward Difference Formula


References

Beyer, W. H. CRC Standard Mathematical Tables, 28th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, p. 433, 1987.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25