diff
Differences and approximate derivatives.
📝Syntax
Y = diff(X)
Y = diff(X, n)
Y = diff(X, n, dim)
📥Input Arguments
Parameter Description
X vector or matrix (real or single)
n difference order: positive integer scalar or []
dim dimension: positive integer scalar
📤Output Arguments
Parameter Description
Y difference array: vector or matrix.
📄Description

If X is a vector of length n, result of diff(X) is a vector of first differences X(2) - X(1), ..., X(n) - X(n-1).

If X is a matrix, result of diff(X) is a matrix of column differences along the first non-singleton dimension.

💡Examples
h = .01; x = 0:h:pi;
X = sin(x.^2);
R = diff(X)
🔗See Also
sumprod
🕔Version History
Version Description
1.0.0 initial version
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