Appell sequence

noun

Appell sequence

noun

Etymology Named after Paul Émile Appell.

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Mathematics, Sciences Any polynomial sequence p_n(x)_(n=0,1,2,…) satisfying the identity d/(dx)p_n(x)=np_n-1(x), and in which p_0(x) is a non-zero constant.

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