Discrete mathematics

First-order linear recurrence

First-order linear recurrence is a discrete structure, count, or logical result.

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xₙ = aⁿx₀ + b(aⁿ−1)/(a−1)

What it means

First-order linear recurrence is a discrete structure, count, or logical result.

How it works and where it is used

Use this calculation for modeling sequential processes and evaluating recursive algorithms.