Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
The differences calculated at the nth level of successive differences in a data set; a polynomial function of degree n demonstrates roughly constant nonzero nth differences.
AP course connection
Topic 1.13: 1.13 Function Model Selection and Assumption Articulation