Mathematics GCSE
generate terms
What generate terms means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of generate terms
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To produce terms from a term-to-term rule by starting with the given first term and applying the rule repeatedly, or from a position-to-term rule by substituting n = 1, 2, 3, ... into the expression.
Topics that use generate terms
- Sequences (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Arithmetic progressions
- Coefficient
- coefficient of n²
- Common ratio
- constant second difference
- Fibonacci-type sequence
- First difference
- Irrational number
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