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On the Method of Calculating the Differential Coefficients of a Function from its Differences; and on their application to the Interpolation of functions of one, two or three variables

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2016

William Matthew Makeham
William Matthew Makeham*
Affiliation:
Institute of Actuaries.
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The development of the nth differential coefficient of a function in terms of the finite differences is involved in the expansion of the multinomial . A general expression for the coefficient of each power, to the seventh inclusive, is given in De Morgan's Diff. and Int. Calculus, p. 264,—but the extremely intricate character of such general expression renders it desirable to obtain a more convenient practical method of computing these coefficients to any extent that may be required.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Institute of Actuaries , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , January 1871 , pp. 98 - 117
Copyright
Copyright © Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 1872

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