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common difference

The fixed amount added to each term of an arithmetic sequence to get the next one.

The common difference d of an arithmetic sequence is the constant amount by which consecutive terms differ: d = a_n - a_{n-1} for every n\ge 2. A negative common difference produces a decreasing sequence.

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