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=={{header|11l}}==
{{trans|Python}}
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="11l">V dif = s -> enumerate(s[1..]).map2((i, x) -> x - @s[i])
F difn(s, n) -> [Int]
R I n != 0 {difn(dif(s), n - 1)} E s
 
V s = [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
 
L(i) 10
print(difn(s, i))</syntaxhighlight>
 
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<pre>
[90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
[-43, 11, -29, -7, 10, 23, -50, 50, 18]
[54, -40, 22, 17, 13, -73, 100, -32]
[-94, 62, -5, -4, -86, 173, -132]
[156, -67, 1, -82, 259, -305]
[-223, 68, -83, 341, -564]
[291, -151, 424, -905]
[-442, 575, -1329]
[1017, -1904]
[-2921]
</pre>
 
=={{header|Ada}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="ada">with Ada.Text_Io;
with Ada.Float_Text_Io; use Ada.Float_Text_Io;
with Ada.containers.Vectors;
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Print(Diff(A, 10));
print(Diff(A, 0));
end Forward_Difference;</langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre>
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{{works with|ALGOL 68G|Any - tested with release [http://sourceforge.net/projects/algol68/files/algol68g/algol68g-1.18.0/algol68g-1.18.0-9h.tiny.el5.centos.fc11.i386.rpm/download 1.18.0-9h.tiny]}}
{{wont work with|ELLA ALGOL 68|Any (with appropriate job cards) - tested with release [http://sourceforge.net/projects/algol68/files/algol68toc/algol68toc-1.8.8d/algol68toc-1.8-8d.fc9.i386.rpm/download 1.8-8d] - due to extensive use of FORMATted transput}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="algol68">main:(
MODE LISTREAL = [1:0]REAL;
 
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printf((list fmt,s,$";"l$))
OD
)</langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre>
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( 1017.0,-1904.0);
(-2921.0);
</pre>
 
=={{header|ALGOL W}}==
<syntaxhighlight lang="algolw">begin
% calculate forward differences %
 
% sets elements of B to the first order forward differences of A %
% A should have bounds 1 :: n, B should have bounds 1 :: n - 1 %
procedure FirstOrderFDifference ( integer array A( * )
; integer array B( * )
; integer value n
) ;
for i := 2 until n do B( i - 1 ) := A( i ) - A( i - 1 );
 
integer array v ( 1 :: 10 );
integer array diff( 1 :: 9 );
integer vPos, length;
 
% construct the initial values array %
vPos := 1;
for i := 90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73 do begin
v( vPos ) := i;
vPos := vPos + 1
end for_i ;
% calculate and show the differences %
i_w := 5; % set output format %
length := 10;
for order := 1 until length - 1 do begin
FirstOrderFDifference( v, diff, length );
length := length - 1;
write( order, ": " ); for i := 1 until length do writeon( diff( i ) );
for i := 1 until length do v( i ) := diff( i )
end for_order
end.</syntaxhighlight>
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<pre>
1 : -43 11 -29 -7 10 23 -50 50 18
2 : 54 -40 22 17 13 -73 100 -32
3 : -94 62 -5 -4 -86 173 -132
4 : 156 -67 1 -82 259 -305
5 : -223 68 -83 341 -564
6 : 291 -151 424 -905
7 : -442 575 -1329
8 : 1017 -1904
9 : -2921
</pre>
 
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{{works with|Dyalog APL}}{{trans|J}}
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="apl"> list ← 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73
fd ← {⍺=0:⍵⋄(⍺-1)∇(1↓⍵)-(¯1↓⍵)}
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2 fd list
54 ¯40 22 17 13 ¯73 100 ¯32</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|AppleScript}}==
{{Trans|JavaScript}}
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="applescript">-- forwardDifference :: Num a => [a] -> [a]
<lang AppleScript>-- FORWARD DIFFERENCE --------------------------------------------------------
on forwardDifference(xs)
 
zipWith(my subtract, xs, rest of xs)
-- forwardDifference :: Int -> [Int] -> [Int]
on forwardDifference(n, xs)
set lng to length of xs
-- atLength :: [Int] -> Bool
script atLength
property fullLength : lng
property ndx : n
on |λ|(ds)
(atLength's fullLength) - (length of ds) ≥ atLength's ndx
end |λ|
end script
-- fd :: [Int] -> [Int]
script fd
on |λ|(xs)
script minus
on |λ|(a, b)
a - b
end |λ|
end script
zipWith(minus, tail(xs), xs)
end |λ|
end script
|until|(atLength, fd, xs)
end forwardDifference
 
 
-- nthForwardDifference :: Num a => Int -> [a] -> [a]
-- TEST ----------------------------------------------------------------------
on nthForwardDifference(xs, i)
|index|(iterate(forwardDifference, xs), 1 + i)
end nthForwardDifference
 
 
-------------------------- TEST ---------------------------
on run
script show
set xs to {90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73}
on |λ|(xs, i)
((i - 1) as string) & " -> " & showList(xs)
script test
on |λ|(n)
intercalate(" -> [", ¬
{{n}} & intercalate(", ", forwardDifference(n, xs))) & "]"
end |λ|
end script
intercalateunlines(linefeed, map(test, enumFromTo(1show, 9)))¬
take(10, ¬
iterate(forwardDifference, ¬
{90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73}))))
end run
 
 
-- GENERIC FUNCTIONS ------------------------------------- GENERIC FUNCTIONS --------------------
 
-- enumFromToJust :: Inta -> IntMaybe -> [Int]a
on enumFromToJust(m, nx)
-- Constructor for an inhabited Maybe (option type) value.
if m > n then
-- Wrapper containing the result of a computation.
set d to -1
{type:"Maybe", Nothing:false, Just:x}
end Just
 
-- Nothing :: Maybe a
on Nothing()
-- Constructor for an empty Maybe (option type) value.
-- Empty wrapper returned where a computation is not possible.
{type:"Maybe", Nothing:true}
end Nothing
 
 
-- index (!!) :: [a] -> Int -> Maybe a
-- index (!!) :: Gen [a] -> Int -> Maybe a
-- index (!!) :: String -> Int -> Maybe Char
on |index|(xs, i)
if script is class of xs then
repeat with j from 1 to i
set v to |λ|() of xs
end repeat
if missing value is not v then
Just(v)
else
Nothing()
end if
else
setif dlength toof 1xs < i then
Nothing()
else
Just(item i of xs)
end if
end if
end |index|
set lst to {}
repeat with i from m to n by d
set end of lst to i
end repeat
return lst
end enumFromTo
 
 
-- intercalate :: Text -> [Text] -> Text
on-- intercalate(strText, lstText):: String -> [String] -> String
on intercalate(delim, xs)
set {dlm, my text item delimiters} to {my text item delimiters, strText}
set strJoined{dlm, tomy lstTexttext asitem textdelimiters} to ¬
{my text item delimiters, delim}
set str to xs as text
set my text item delimiters to dlm
str
return strJoined
end intercalate
 
 
-- iterate :: (a -> a) -> a -> Gen [a]
on iterate(f, x)
script
property v : missing value
property g : mReturn(f)'s |λ|
on |λ|()
if missing value is v then
set v to x
else
set v to g(v)
end if
return v
end |λ|
end script
end iterate
 
 
-- length :: [a] -> Int
on |length|(xs)
set c to class of xs
if list is c or string is c then
length of xs
else
(2 ^ 29 - 1) -- (maxInt - simple proxy for non-finite)
end if
end |length|
 
 
-- map :: (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]
on map(f, xs)
-- The list obtained by applying f
-- to each element of xs.
tell mReturn(f)
set lng to length of xs
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end tell
end map
 
 
-- min :: Ord a => a -> a -> a
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end min
 
 
-- Lift 2nd class handler function into 1st class script wrapper
-- mReturn :: HandlerFirst-class m => (a -> b) -> m (a -> Scriptb)
on mReturn(f)
if-- 2nd class ofhandler ffunction islifted into 1st class script thenwrapper.
if script is class of f then
f
else
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end mReturn
 
 
-- tail :: [a] -> [a]
-- showList :: [a] -> String
on tail(xs)
on showList(xs)
if length of xs > 1 then
"[" & intercalate(", ", itemsmap(my 2str, thruxs)) -1& of xs"]"
end showList
 
 
-- str :: a -> String
on str(x)
x as string
end str
 
 
-- subtract :: Num -> Num -> Num
on subtract(x, y)
y - x
end subtract
 
 
-- take :: Int -> [a] -> [a]
-- take :: Int -> String -> String
on take(n, xs)
set c to class of xs
if list is c then
if 0 < n then
items 1 thru min(n, length of xs) of xs
else
{}
end if
else if string is c then
if 0 < n then
text 1 thru min(n, length of xs) of xs
else
""
end if
else if script is c then
set ys to {}
repeat with i from 1 to n
set v to |λ|() of xs
if missing value is v then
return ys
else
set end of ys to v
end if
end repeat
return ys
else
{}missing value
end if
end tailtake
 
 
-- unlines :: [String] -> String
on unlines(xs)
-- A single string formed by the intercalation
-- of a list of strings with the newline character.
set {dlm, my text item delimiters} to ¬
{my text item delimiters, linefeed}
set s to xs as text
set my text item delimiters to dlm
s
end unlines
 
-- until :: (a -> Bool) -> (a -> a) -> a -> a
on |until|(p, f, x)
set mp to mReturn(p)
set v to x
tell mReturn(f)
repeat until mp's |λ|(v)
set v to |λ|(v)
end repeat
end tell
return v
end |until|
 
-- zipWith :: (a -> b -> c) -> [a] -> [b] -> [c]
on zipWith(f, xs, ys)
set lng to min(|length of |(xs), |length of |(ys))
if 1 > lng then return {}
set xs_ to take(lng, xs) -- Allow for non-finite
set ys_ to take(lng, ys) -- generators like cycle etc
set lst to {}
tell mReturn(f)
repeat with i from 1 to lng
set end of lst to |λ|(item i of xsxs_, item i of ysys_)
end repeat
return lst
end tell
end zipWith</langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre>1 0 -> [-4390, 1147, 58, -29, -722, 1032, 2355, -505, 5055, 1873]
2 1 -> [54-43, 11, -4029, 22-7, 1710, 1323, -7350, 10050, -3218]
3 2 -> [54, [-9440, 6222, -517, -413, -8673, 173100, -13232]
4 3 -> [156-94, 62, -675, 1-4, -8286, 259173, -305132]
5 4 -> [156, -22367, 681, -8382, 341259, -564305]
6 5 -> [291-223, 68, -15183, 424341, -905564]
7 6 -> [291, -442151, 575424, -1329905]
8 7 -> [1017-442, 575, -19041329]
9 8 -> [1017, [-29211904]</pre>
9 -> [-2921]</pre>
 
=={{header|Arturo}}==
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="rebol">; element-wise subtraction of two blocks. e.g.
; vsub [1 2 3] [1 2 3] ; [0 0 0]
vsub: function [u v][
map couple u v 'pair -> pair\0 - pair\1
]
 
differences: function [block][
order: attr "order"
if order = null -> order: 1
loop 1..order 'n -> block: vsub block drop block
return block
]
 
print differences .order: 4 [90.5 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73.5]
print differences [1 2 3 4 5 6 7]</syntaxhighlight>
 
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<pre>156.5 -67 1 -82 259 -304.5
-1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1</pre>
 
=={{header|AutoHotkey}}==
contributed by Laszlo on the ahk [http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/post-276470.html#276470 forum]
<langsyntaxhighlight AutoHotkeylang="autohotkey">MsgBox % diff("2,3,4,3",1)
MsgBox % diff("2,3,4,3",2)
MsgBox % diff("2,3,4,3",3)
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}
Return list
}</syntaxhighlight>
}</lang>
 
=={{header|AWK}}==
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="awk">#!/usr/bin/awk -f
BEGIN {
if (p<1) {p = 1};
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{
print diff($0, p);
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
Using Pascal's triangle:
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="awk">#!/usr/bin/awk -f
BEGIN {
if (p<1) {p = 1};
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{
print diff($0, p);
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
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=={{header|BBC BASIC}}==
{{works with|BBC BASIC for Windows}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="bbcbasic"> DIM A(9)
A() = 90.0, 47.0, 58.0, 29.0, 22.0, 32.0, 55.0, 5.0, 55.0, 73.0
PRINT "Original array: " FNshowarray(A())
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a$ += STR$(a(i%)) + ", "
NEXT
= LEFT$(LEFT$(a$))</langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre>
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Forward diff 9: -2921
</pre>
 
 
=={{header|BQN}}==
 
Left argument is the order, right argument is the array.
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bqn">FDiff ← {{-˜´˘2↕𝕩}⍟𝕨 𝕩}
 
•Show 1 FDiff 90‿47‿58‿29‿22‿32‿55‿5‿55‿73
•Show 2 FDiff 90‿47‿58‿29‿22‿32‿55‿5‿55‿73</syntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|C}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="c">#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
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return 0;
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
Use method with Pascal triangle, binomial coefficients are pre-computed
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="c">#include <stdio.h>
 
int* binomCoeff(int n) {
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printf("\n");
}
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
 
=={{header|C sharp|C#}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="csharp">using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
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} while ((sequence = ForwardDifference(sequence)).Any());
}
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre>90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73
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which is then called several times for calculating n-th order forward difference.
No error checking is implemented.
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="cpp">#include <vector>
#include <iterator>
#include <algorithm>
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return 0;
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
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===Using Standard Template Library===
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="cpp">
#include <iostream>
#include <numeric>
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return 0;
}
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
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<pre>
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Usually one will not want the intermediate results,
in which case the following is sufficient:
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="cpp">
#include <iostream>
#include <numeric>
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return 0;
}
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
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<pre>
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===Using Pascal's Triangle===
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="cpp">
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
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return 0;
}
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
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<pre>
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=={{header|Clojure}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="lisp">(defn fwd-diff [nums order]
(nth (iterate #(map - (next %) %) nums) order))</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|CoffeeScript}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="coffeescript">
forward_difference = (arr, n) ->
# Find the n-th order forward difference for arr using
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for n in [0..arr.length]
console.log n, forward_difference arr, n
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
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<pre>> coffee forward_difference.coffee
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=={{header|Common Lisp}}==
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="lisp">(defun forward-difference (list)
(mapcar #'- (rest list) list))
 
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(setf list (copy-list list))
(loop repeat n do (map-into list #'- (rest list) list))
(subseq list 0 (- (length list) n)))</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
 
=={{header|D}}==
===Basic Version===
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="d">T[] forwardDifference(T)(in T[] data, in int level) pure nothrow
in {
assert(level >= 0 && level < data.length);
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foreach (immutable level; 0 .. data.length)
forwardDifference(data, level).writeln;
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre>[90.5, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73.5]
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===Alternative Version===
Same output.
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="d">import std.stdio, std.algorithm, std.range, std.array;
 
auto forwardDifference(Range)(Range d, in int level) pure {
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foreach (immutable level; 0 .. data.length)
forwardDifference(data, level).writeln;
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
===Using Vector Operations===
forwardDifference mutates the array in-place (same output):
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="d">import std.stdio;
 
T[] forwardDifference(T)(T[] s, in int n) pure nothrow @nogc {
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foreach (immutable level; 0 .. A.length)
forwardDifference(A.dup, level).writeln;
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
===Short Functional Version===
Same output:
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="d">void main() {
import std.stdio, std.range;
 
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a[n - 1][0 .. $ - 1])[0 .. $] }(D)
.take(D.length));
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Dart}}==
<syntaxhighlight lang="dart">List forwardDifference(List _list) {
for (int i = _list.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
_list[i] = _list[i] - _list[i - 1];
}
 
_list.removeRange(0, 1);
return _list;
}
 
void mainAlgorithms() {
List _intList = [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73];
 
for (int i = _intList.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
List _list = forwardDifference(_intList);
print(_list);
}
}</syntaxhighlight>
 
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<pre>
Restarted application in 1,143ms.
flutter: [-43, 11, -29, -7, 10, 23, -50, 50, 18]
flutter: [54, -40, 22, 17, 13, -73, 100, -32]
flutter: [-94, 62, -5, -4, -86, 173, -132]
flutter: [156, -67, 1, -82, 259, -305]
flutter: [-223, 68, -83, 341, -564]
flutter: [291, -151, 424, -905]
flutter: [-442, 575, -1329]
flutter: [1017, -1904]
flutter: [-2921]
flutter: []
</pre>
=={{header|Delphi}}==
See [https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Forward_difference#Pascal Pascal].
 
=={{header|E}}==
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="e">pragma.enable("accumulator")
/** Single step. */
def forwardDifference(seq :List) {
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> require(r1 == nthForwardDifference2(sampleData, n))
> println(r1)
> }</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|EchoLisp}}==
Using the built-in function '''iterate''' which, given a function f and n, returns the function f°f°f....°f .
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="lisp">
(define (Δ-1 list)
(for/list ([x (cdr list)] [y list]) (- x y)))
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((Δ-n 9) '(90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73))
→ (-2921)
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
 
=={{header|Elixir}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight Elixirlang="elixir">defmodule Diff do
def forward(list,i\\1) do
forward(list,[],i)
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Enum.each(1..9, fn i ->
Diff.forward([90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73],i)
end)</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
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=={{header|Erlang}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="erlang">-module(forward_difference).
-export([difference/1, difference/2]).
 
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io:format("Initial: ~p~n",[?TEST_DATA]),
[io:format("~3b: ~p~n",[N,difference(?TEST_DATA,N)]) || N <- lists:seq(0,length(?TEST_DATA))],
ok.</langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre>80> forward_difference:task().
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ok
</pre>
 
=={{header|F_Sharp|F#}}==
Straightforward recursive solution
<syntaxhighlight lang="fsharp">let rec ForwardDifference input n =
match n with
| _ when input = [] || n < 0 -> [] // If there's no more input, just return an empty list
| 0 -> input // If n is zero, we're done - return the input
| _ -> ForwardDifference // otherwise, recursively difference..
(input.Tail // All but the first element
|> Seq.zip input // tupled with itself
|> Seq.map (fun (a, b) -> b-a) // Subtract the i'th element from the (i+1)'th
|> Seq.toList) (n-1) // Make into a list and do an n-1 difference on it</syntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Factor}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="factor">USING: kernel math math.vectors sequences ;
IN: rosetacode
 
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dup 0 <=
[ drop ] [ [ 1-order ] times ] if ;
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
( scratchpad ) { 90.5 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73.5 } 4 n-order .
{ 156.5 -67 1 -82 259 -304.5 }
 
=={{header|Forth}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="forth">: forward-difference
dup 0
?do
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: test a 10 9 forward-difference bounds ?do i ? loop ;
 
test</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Fortran}}==
{{works with|Fortran|90 and later}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="fortran">MODULE DIFFERENCE
IMPLICIT NONE
 
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WRITE (*,*) b(1:arraysize-n)
END SUBROUTINE Fdiff
END MODULE DIFFERENCE</langsyntaxhighlight>
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="fortran">PROGRAM TEST
 
USE DIFFERENCE
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END DO
 
END PROGRAM TEST</langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre>
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</pre>
 
=={{headerHeader|F_Sharp|F#FreeBASIC}}==
<syntaxhighlight lang="freebasic">function forward_difference( a() as uinteger ) as uinteger ptr
Straightforward recursive solution
dim as uinteger ptr b = allocate( sizeof(uinteger) * (ubound(a)-1) )
<lang fsharp>let rec ForwardDifference input n =
for i as uinteger = 0 to ubound(a)-1
match n with
*(b+i) = a(i+1)-a(i)
| _ when input = [] || n < 0 -> [] // If there's no more input, just return an empty list
next i
| 0 -> input // If n is zero, we're done - return the input
return b
| _ -> ForwardDifference // otherwise, recursively difference..
end function
(input.Tail // All but the first element
 
|> Seq.zip input // tupled with itself
dim as uinteger a(0 to 15) = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19,_
|> Seq.map (fun (a, b) -> b-a) // Subtract the i'th element from the (i+1)'th
|> Seq.toList) (n-1) 23, //29, Make31, into37, a41, list43, and47, do an n-1 difference on it</lang>53}
dim as uinteger i
 
dim as uinteger ptr b = forward_difference( a() )
 
for i = 0 to ubound(a)-1
print *(b+i)
next i
</syntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Go}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="go">package main
 
import "fmt"
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}
return a[:len(a)-ord]
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre>
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=={{header|Haskell}}==
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="haskell">forwardDifference xs:: =Num zipWitha (-)=> (tail[a] xs)-> xs[a]
forwardDifference = tail >>= zipWith (-)
 
nthForwardDifference xs:: nNum a => iterate[a] forwardDifference-> xsInt !!-> n[a]
nthForwardDifference = (!!) . iterate forwardDifference
 
main :: IO ()
> take 10 (iterate forwardDifference [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73])
main =
[[90,47,58,29,22,32,55,5,55,73],
mapM_ print $
[-43,11,-29,-7,10,23,-50,50,18],
take 10 (iterate forwardDifference [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73])</syntaxhighlight>
[54,-40,22,17,13,-73,100,-32],
{{Out}}
[-94,62,-5,-4,-86,173,-132],
<pre>[90,47,58,29,22,32,55,5,55,73]
[156,-67,1,-82,259,-305],
[-22343,6811,-8329,341-7,10,23,-564]50,50,18]
[29154,-15140,42422,17,13,-905]73,100,-32]
[-94,62,-5,-4,-86,173,-132]
[-442,575,-1329],
[156,-67,1,-82,259,-305]
[1017,-1904],
[-223,68,-83,341,-564]
[-2921]]</lang>
[291,-151,424,-905]
[-442,575,-1329]
[1017,-1904]
[-2921]</pre>
 
=={{header|HicEst}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="hicest">REAL :: n=10, list(n)
 
list = ( 90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73 )
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ENDDO
 
END</langsyntaxhighlight>
{{out}}
<pre>0 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73
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=={{header|Icon}} and {{header|Unicon}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="icon">procedure main(A) # Compute all forward difference orders for argument list
every order := 1 to (*A-1) do showList(order, fdiff(A, order))
end
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every writes(!L," ")
write()
end</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
{{out|A sample run}}
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Standard IDL library function <tt>TS_diff(X,k,[/double])</tt>:
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="idl">print,(x = randomu(seed,8)*100)
15.1473 58.0953 82.7465 16.8637 97.7182 59.7856 17.7699 74.9154
print,ts_diff(x,1)
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-18.2967 -90.5341 146.737 -118.787 -4.08316 99.1613 0.000000 0.000000
print,ts_diff(x,3)
72.2374 -237.271 265.524 -114.704 -103.244 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|J}}==
Of the many ways to code this in J, a particularly concise solution is:
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="j">fd=: 2&(-~/\)</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
Alternatively, to reduce the number of J primitives, use:
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="j">fd=: }. - }: ^:</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
(which is also elegant, because the open-ended power conjunction reads like "to the power of anything").
 
For example:
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="j"> list=: 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73 NB. Some numbers
 
1 fd list
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2 fd list
54 _40 22 17 13 _73 100 _32</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
J is array oriented, so you can even ask for more than one forward difference at a time (i.e. <tt>N</tt> can be a list, instead of a single number):
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="j"> 1 2 3 fd list NB. First, second, and third forward differences (simultaneously)
43 _11 29 7 _10 _23 50 _50 _18
54 _40 22 17 13 _73 100 _32 0
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1017 _1904 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2921 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Java}}==
{{works with|Java|1.5+}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="java">import java.util.Arrays;
public class FD {
public static void main(String args[]) {
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return a;
}
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
{{out}}
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===ES6===
 
<langsyntaxhighlight JavaScriptlang="javascript">(() => {
'use strict';
 
// forwardDifference :: Num a => [Inta] -> [Inta]
const forwardDifference = (n, xs) => {
const fd = xs => zipWith(subtract)(a, bxs) => a - b, (tail(xs), xs);
return until(
m => m.index < 1,
m => ({
index: m.index - 1,
list: fd(m.list)
}), {
index: n,
list: xs
}
)
.list;
};
 
 
// nthForwardDifference :: Num a => [a] -> Int -> [a]
// GENERIC FUNCTIONS ---------------------------------------
const nthForwardDifference = xs =>
index(iterate(forwardDifference)(xs)).Just;
 
// zipWith :: (a -> b -> c) -> [a] -> [b] -> [c]
const zipWith = (f, xs, ys) => {
const ny = ys.length;
return (xs.length <= ny ? xs : xs.slice(0, ny))
.map((x, i) => f(x, ys[i]));
};
 
//----------------------- TEST ------------------------
// until :: (a -> Bool) -> (a -> a) -> a -> a
const// untilmain =:: IO (p, f, x) => {
const gomain = x() => p(x) ? x : go(f(x));
return gounlines(x);
take(10)(
iterate(forwardDifference)(
[90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
)
).map((x, i) => justifyRight(2)('x')(i) + (
' -> '
) + JSON.stringify(x))
);
 
 
//----------------- GENERIC FUNCTIONS -----------------
 
// Just :: a -> Maybe a
const Just = x => ({
type: 'Maybe',
Nothing: false,
Just: x
});
 
 
// Nothing :: Maybe a
const Nothing = () => ({
type: 'Maybe',
Nothing: true,
});
 
 
// Tuple (,) :: a -> b -> (a, b)
const Tuple = a =>
b => ({
type: 'Tuple',
'0': a,
'1': b,
length: 2
});
 
 
// index (!!) :: [a] -> Int -> Maybe a
// index (!!) :: Generator (Int, a) -> Int -> Maybe a
// index (!!) :: String -> Int -> Maybe Char
const index = xs => i => {
const s = xs.constructor.constructor.name;
return 'GeneratorFunction' !== s ? (() => {
const v = xs[i];
return undefined !== v ? Just(v) : Nothing();
})() : Just(take(i)(xs), xs.next().value);
};
 
 
// iterate :: (a -> a) -> a -> Gen [a]
const iterate = f =>
function*(x) {
let v = x;
while (true) {
yield(v);
v = f(v);
}
};
 
// justifyRight :: Int -> Char -> String -> String
const justifyRight = n =>
// The string s, preceded by enough padding (with
// the character c) to reach the string length n.
c => s => n > s.length ? (
s.padStart(n, c)
) : s;
 
// length :: [a] -> Int
const length = xs =>
// Returns Infinity over objects without finite
// length. This enables zip and zipWith to choose
// the shorter argument when one is non-finite,
// like cycle, repeat etc
(Array.isArray(xs) || 'string' === typeof xs) ? (
xs.length
) : Infinity;
 
 
// map :: (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]
const map = f =>
// The list obtained by applying f
// to each element of xs.
// (The image of xs under f).
xs => (
Array.isArray(xs) ? (
xs
) : xs.split('')
).map(f);
 
 
// subtract :: Num -> Num -> Num
const subtract = x =>
y => y - x;
 
 
// tail :: [a] -> [a]
const tail = xs => xs.length ? xs.slice(1) : undefined;
// A new list consisting of all
// items of xs except the first.
0 < xs.length ? xs.slice(1) : [];
 
 
// take :: Int -> [a] -> [a]
// TEST ----------------------------------------------------
// take :: Int -> String -> String
const take = n =>
// The first n elements of a list,
// string of characters, or stream.
xs => 'GeneratorFunction' !== xs
.constructor.constructor.name ? (
xs.slice(0, n)
) : [].concat.apply([], Array.from({
length: n
}, () => {
const x = xs.next();
return x.done ? [] : [x.value];
}));
 
// range :: Int -> Int -> [Int]
const range = (m, n) =>
Array.from({
length: Math.floor(n - m) + 1
}, (_, i) => m + i);
 
// showunlines :: a[String] -> String
const showunlines = xxs => JSON.stringify(x);
// A single string formed by the intercalation
// of a list of strings with the newline character.
xs.join('\n');
 
// Sample
const test = [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73];
 
// zipWith :: (a -> b -> c) -> [a] -> [b] -> [c]
return range(1, 9)
const zipWith = f => xs => ys => {
.map(x => `${x} ${show(forwardDifference(x, test))}`)
.join('\n');const
lng = Math.min(length(xs), length(ys)),
})();</lang>
[as, bs] = [xs, ys].map(take(lng));
return Array.from({
length: lng
}, (_, i) => f(as[i])(
bs[i]
));
};
 
// MAIN ---
return main();
})();</syntaxhighlight>
 
{{Out}}
<pre>1 0 -> [-4390,1147,58,-29,-722,1032,2355,-505,5055,1873]
2 1 -> [54-43,11,-4029,22-7,1710,1323,-7350,10050,-3218]
3 2 -> [54,-9440,6222,-517,-413,-8673,173100,-13232]
4 3 -> [156-94,62,-675,1-4,-8286,259173,-305132]
5 4 -> [156,-22367,681,-8382,341259,-564305]
6 5 -> [291-223,68,-15183,424341,-905564]
7 6 -> [291,-442151,575424,-1329905]
8 7 -> [1017-442,575,-19041329]
8 -> [1017,-1904]
9 [-2921]</pre>
9 -> [-2921]</pre>
 
=={{header|jq}}==
{{works with|jq|1.4}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="jq"># If n is a non-negative number and if input is
# a (possibly empty) array of numbers,
# emit an array, even if the input list is too short:
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elif n == 1 then . as $in | [range(1;length) | $in[.] - $in[.-1]]
else ndiff(1) | ndiff(n-1)
end;</langsyntaxhighlight>
'''Example''':
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="jq">def s: [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73];
 
range(0;12) as $i | (s|ndiff($i))</langsyntaxhighlight>
{{out}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="sh">$ jq -c -n -f forward-difference.jq
[90,47,58,29,22,32,55,5,55,73]
[-43,11,-29,-7,10,23,-50,50,18]
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[-2921]
[]
[]</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Julia}}==
{{works with|Julia|0.6}}
Using the built-in <code>diff</code> function, which returns the 1st forward difference:
 
<lang julia>ndiff(A, n::Integer) = n < 1 ? A : diff(ndiff(A, n-1))</lang>
<syntaxhighlight lang="julia">ndiff(A::Array, n::Integer) = n < 1 ? A : diff(ndiff(A, n-1))
 
s = [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
println.(collect(ndiff(s, i) for i in 0:9))</syntaxhighlight>
 
{{out}}
<pre>julia> s = [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
[-43, 11, -29, -7, 10, 23, -50, 50, 18]
julia> [ndiff(s, i) for i in 0:9]
[54, -40, 22, 17, 13, -73, 100, -32]
10-element Array{Any,1}:
[-94, 62, -5, -4, -86, 173, -132]
[90,47,58,29,22,32,55,5,55,73]
[156, -4367,11 1, -2982,-7,10,23 259, -50,50,18305]
[54,-40223,22,17,13 68, -7383,100 341, -32564]
[291, -151, 424, -905]
[-94,62,-5,-4,-86,173,-132]
[-442, 575, -1329]
[156,-67,1,-82,259,-305]
[1017, -1904]
[-223,68,-83,341,-564]
[-2921]</pre>
[291,-151,424,-905]
[-442,575,-1329]
[1017,-1904]
[-2921]</pre>
 
=={{header|K4}}==
<syntaxhighlight lang ="k4">fd:1_-':</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
To compute the ''n''th forward difference, call as:
<syntaxhighlight lang ="k4">n fd/</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
In order to obtain all intermediate results, call as:
<syntaxhighlight lang ="k4">n fd\</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
{{out|Examples}}
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=={{header|Kotlin}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="scala">// version 1.1.2
 
fun forwardDifference(ia: IntArray, order: Int): IntArray {
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printArray(fd)
}
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
{{out}}
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10: []
</pre>
 
=={{header|Lambdatalk}}==
<syntaxhighlight lang="scheme">
{def fdiff
{lambda {:l}
{A.new
{S.map {{lambda {:l :i} {- {A.get {+ :i 1} :l} {A.get :i :l}} } :l}
{S.serie 0 {- {A.length :l} 2}}}}}}
-> fdiff
 
{def disp
{lambda {:l}
{if {A.empty? {A.rest :l}}
then else {let { {:l {fdiff :l}} } {br}:l {disp :l}}}}}
-> disp
 
{def L {A.new 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73}}
-> L
 
{disp {L}}
->
[-43,11,-29,-7,10,23,-50,50,18]
[54,-40,22,17,13,-73,100,-32]
[-94,62,-5,-4,-86,173,-132]
[156,-67,1,-82,259,-305]
[-223,68,-83,341,-564]
[291,-151,424,-905]
[-442,575,-1329]
[1017,-1904]
[-2921]
</syntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Lasso}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="lasso">#!/usr/bin/lasso9
define forwardDiff(values, order::integer=1) => {
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local(data = (:90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73))
with x in generateSeries(0, #data->size-1)
do stdoutnl(#x + ': ' + forwardDiff(#data, #x))</langsyntaxhighlight>
{{out}}
<pre>0: array(90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73)
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=={{header|Logo}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="logo">to fwd.diff :l
if empty? :l [output []]
if empty? bf :l [output []]
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show nth.fwd.diff 9 [90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73]
[-2921]</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Lua}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="lua">function dif(a, b, ...)
if(b) then return b-a, dif(b, ...) end
end
function dift(t) return {dif(unpack(t))} end
print(unpack(dift{1,3,6,10,15}))</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|M2000 Interpreter}}==
Function Diff(a()) get an array by value (a shallow copy)
<syntaxhighlight lang="m2000 interpreter">
Form 80, 40
Module Forward_difference {
Print $(0,6) ' 6 characters column
Dim a(), b()
a()=(90,47,58,29,22,32,55,5,55,73)
Function Diff(a()) {
for i=0 to len(a())-2: a(i)=a(i+1)-a(i):Next i
Dim a(len(a())-1) ' redim one less
=a()
}
Print "Original:","",a()
b()=a() ' copy a() to b()
k=1
While len(b())>1 {
b()=Diff(b()) ' copy returned array to b()
Print "Difference ";k;":",b()
k++
}
}
Forward_difference
 
</syntaxhighlight>
{{out}}
<pre style="height:30ex;overflow:scroll">
Original: 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73
Difference 1: -43 11 -29 -7 10 23 -50 50 18
Difference 2: 54 -40 22 17 13 -73 100 -32
Difference 3: -94 62 -5 -4 -86 173 -132
Difference 4: 156 -67 1 -82 259 -305
Difference 5: -223 68 -83 341 -564
Difference 6: 291 -151 424 -905
Difference 7: -442 575 -1329
Difference 8: 1017 -1904
Difference 9: -2921
</pre >
 
=={{header|Mathematica}} / {{header|Wolfram Language}}==
Built-in function:
<langsyntaxhighlight Mathematicalang="mathematica">i={3,5,12,1,6,19,6,2,4,9};
Differences[i]</langsyntaxhighlight>
{{out|gives back}}
<langsyntaxhighlight Mathematicalang="mathematica">{2, 7, -11, 5, 13, -13, -4, 2, 5}</langsyntaxhighlight>
The n<sup>th</sup> difference can be done as follows:
<langsyntaxhighlight Mathematicalang="mathematica">i={3,5,12,1,6,19,6,2,4,9};
Differences[i,n]</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|MATLAB}} / {{header|Octave}}==
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X is the list of numbers,
n is the order of the forward difference.
<langsyntaxhighlight MATLABlang="matlab">Y = diff(X,n);</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
{{out}} 1st order forward difference.
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=={{header|Maxima}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="maxima">ldiff(u, n) := block([m: length(u)], for j thru n do u: makelist(u[i + 1] - u[i], i, 1, m - j), u);</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|NetRexx}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight NetRexxlang="netrexx">/* NetRexx*************************************************************
* Forward differences
* 18.08.2012 Walter Pachl derived from Rexx
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Say n ol
End
End</langsyntaxhighlight>
Output is the same as for Rexx
 
=={{header|Nial}}==
Define forward difference for order 1
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="nial">fd is - [rest, front]</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
{{out}} forward difference of 4th order
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="nial">b := 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73
4 fold fd b
= 156 -67 1 -82 259 -305</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Nim}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="nim">proc dif(s: seq[int]): seq[int] =
result = newSeq[int](s.len-1)
for i, x in s[10..<s.high]:
result[i] = xs[i+1] - s[i]
 
proc difn(s,: seq[int]; n: int): seq[int] =
if n > 0: difn(dif(s), n-1)
else: s
 
const s = @[90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
echo difn(s, 0)
echo difn(s, 1)
echo difn(s, 2)</langsyntaxhighlight>
{{out}}
<pre>@[90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
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=={{header|Objeck}}==
{{trans|Java}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="objeck">
bundle Default {
class Test {
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}
}
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
 
=={{header|OCaml}}==
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="ocaml">let rec forward_difference = function
a :: (b :: _ as xs) ->
b - a :: forward_difference xs
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xs
else
nth_forward_difference (pred n) (forward_difference xs)</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
{{out}}
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=={{header|Oforth}}==
 
<langsyntaxhighlight Oforthlang="oforth">: forwardDiff(l) l right(l size 1 -) l zipWith(#-) ;
: forwardDiffN(n, l) l #[ forwardDiff dup println ] times(n) ;</langsyntaxhighlight>
{{out}}
<pre>
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=={{header|PARI/GP}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="parigp">fd(v)=vector(#v-1,i,v[i+1]-v[i]);</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Pascal}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="pascal">Program ForwardDifferenceDemo(output);
 
procedure fowardDifference(list: array of integer);
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begin
fowardDifference(a);
end.</langsyntaxhighlight>
{{out}}
<pre>:> ./ForwardDifference
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=={{header|Perl}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="perl">sub dif {
my @s = @_;
map { $s[$_+1] - $s[$_] } 0 .. $#s-1
}
 
@a = qw<90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73>;
sub difn {
while (@a) { printf('%6d', $_) for @a = dif @a; print "\n" }</syntaxhighlight>
my ($n, @s) = @_;
{{out}}
@s = dif @s foreach 1..$n;
<pre> -43 11 -29 -7 10 23 -50 50 18
@s
54 -40 22 17 13 -73 100 -32
}</lang>
-94 62 -5 -4 -86 173 -132
 
156 -67 1 -82 259 -305
=={{header|Perl 6}}==
-223 68 -83 341 -564
{{works with|Rakudo Star|2010-07}}
291 -151 424 -905
<p>Here we use signature matching to bind both an entire array and a version missing the head.
-442 575 -1329
The Z- operator is a zip metaoperator with a minus to subtract the two lists pairwise.
1017 -1904
It's almost a shame to define difn, since the series and subscript are hardly longer than the call itself would be, and arguably more self-documenting than the name of the function would be.
-2921</pre>
<lang perl6>sub dif(@array [$, *@tail]) { @tail Z- @array }
sub difn($array, $n) { ($array, &dif ... *)[$n] }</lang>
 
=={{header|Phix}}==
<!--<syntaxhighlight lang="phix">(phixonline)-->
<lang Phix>function fwd_diff_n(sequence s, integer order)
<span style="color: #008080;">with</span> <span style="color: #008080;">javascript_semantics</span>
if order>=length(s) then ?9/0 end if
<span style="color: #008080;">function</span> <span style="color: #000000;">fwd_diff_n</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">(</span><span style="color: #004080;">sequence</span> <span style="color: #000000;">s</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">,</span> <span style="color: #004080;">integer</span> <span style="color: #000000;">order</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">)</span>
for i=1 to order do
<span style="color: #7060A8;">assert</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">(</span><span style="color: #000000;">order</span><span style="color: #0000FF;"><</span><span style="color: #7060A8;">length</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">(</span><span style="color: #000000;">s</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">))</span>
for j=1 to length(s)-1 do
<span style="color: #000000;">s</span> <span style="color: #0000FF;">=</span> <span style="color: #7060A8;">deep_copy</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">(</span><span style="color: #000000;">s</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">)</span>
s[j] = s[j+1]-s[j]
<span style="color: #008080;">for</span> <span style="color: #000000;">i</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">=</span><span style="color: #000000;">1</span> <span style="color: #008080;">to</span> <span style="color: #000000;">order</span> <span style="color: #008080;">do</span>
end for
<span style="color: #008080;">for</span> <span style="color: #000000;">j</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">=</span><span style="color: #000000;">1</span> <span style="color: #008080;">to</span> <span style="color: #7060A8;">length</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">(</span><span style="color: #000000;">s</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">)-</span><span style="color: #000000;">1</span> <span style="color: #008080;">do</span>
s = s[1..-2]
<span style="color: #000000;">s</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">[</span><span style="color: #000000;">j</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">]</span> <span style="color: #0000FF;">=</span> <span style="color: #000000;">s</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">[</span><span style="color: #000000;">j</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">+</span><span style="color: #000000;">1</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">]-</span><span style="color: #000000;">s</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">[</span><span style="color: #000000;">j</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">]</span>
end for
<span style="color: #008080;">end</span> <span style="color: #008080;">for</span>
return s
<span style="color: #000000;">s</span> <span style="color: #0000FF;">=</span> <span style="color: #000000;">s</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">[</span><span style="color: #000000;">1</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">..-</span><span style="color: #000000;">2</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">]</span>
end function
<span style="color: #008080;">end</span> <span style="color: #008080;">for</span>
 
<span style="color: #008080;">return</span> <span style="color: #000000;">s</span>
constant s = {90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73}
<span style="color: #008080;">end</span> <span style="color: #008080;">function</span>
for i=1 to 9 do
?fwd_diff_n(s,i)
<span style="color: #008080;">constant</span> <span style="color: #000000;">s</span> <span style="color: #0000FF;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000FF;">{</span><span style="color: #000000;">90</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">,</span> <span style="color: #000000;">47</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">,</span> <span style="color: #000000;">58</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">,</span> <span style="color: #000000;">29</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">,</span> <span style="color: #000000;">22</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">,</span> <span style="color: #000000;">32</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">,</span> <span style="color: #000000;">55</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">,</span> <span style="color: #000000;">5</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">,</span> <span style="color: #000000;">55</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">,</span> <span style="color: #000000;">73</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">}</span>
end for</lang>
<span style="color: #008080;">for</span> <span style="color: #000000;">i</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">=</span><span style="color: #000000;">1</span> <span style="color: #008080;">to</span> <span style="color: #000000;">9</span> <span style="color: #008080;">do</span>
<span style="color: #0000FF;">?</span><span style="color: #000000;">fwd_diff_n</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">(</span><span style="color: #000000;">s</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">,</span><span style="color: #000000;">i</span><span style="color: #0000FF;">)</span>
<span style="color: #008080;">end</span> <span style="color: #008080;">for</span>
<!--</syntaxhighlight>-->
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<pre>
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=={{header|PHP}}==
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="php"><?php
 
function forwardDiff($anArray, $times = 1) {
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}
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Picat}}==
<syntaxhighlight lang="picat">go =>
L = [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73],
foreach(I in 1..L.length-1)
println([d=I,diffi(L,I)])
end,
nl,
% All differences (a sublist to save space)
println(alldiffs(L[1..6])),
nl.
 
% Difference of the list
diff(L) = Diff =>
Diff = [L[I]-L[I-1] : I in 2..L.length].
 
% The i'th list difference
diffi(L,D) = Diff =>
Diff1 = L,
foreach(_I in 1..D)
Diff1 := diff(Diff1)
end,
Diff = Diff1.
 
% all differences
alldiffs(L) = Diffs =>
Diffs1 = [],
Diff = L,
foreach(_I in 1..L.length-1)
Diff := diff(Diff),
Diffs1 := Diffs1 ++ [Diff]
end,
Diffs = Diffs1.</syntaxhighlight>
 
{{out}}
<pre>[d = 1,[-43,11,-29,-7,10,23,-50,50,18]]
[d = 2,[54,-40,22,17,13,-73,100,-32]]
[d = 3,[-94,62,-5,-4,-86,173,-132]]
[d = 4,[156,-67,1,-82,259,-305]]
[d = 5,[-223,68,-83,341,-564]]
[d = 6,[291,-151,424,-905]]
[d = 7,[-442,575,-1329]]
[d = 8,[1017,-1904]]
[d = 9,[-2921]]
 
[[-43,11,-29,-7,10],[54,-40,22,17],[-94,62,-5],[156,-67],[-223]]</pre>
 
=={{header|PicoLisp}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight PicoLisplang="picolisp">(de fdiff (Lst)
(mapcar - (cdr Lst) Lst) )
 
(for (L (90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73) L (fdiff L))
(println L) )</langsyntaxhighlight>
{{out}}
<pre>(90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73)
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=={{header|PL/I}}==
<syntaxhighlight lang="pl/i">
<lang PL/I>
/* Forward differences. */ /* 23 April 2010 */
differences: procedure options (main);
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end differences;
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
 
=={{header|Plain English}}==
<syntaxhighlight lang="plainenglish">To add a fraction to some fraction things:
Allocate memory for a fraction thing.
Put the fraction into the fraction thing's fraction.
Append the fraction thing to the fraction things.
 
To create some fraction things:
Add 90-1/2 to the fraction things.
Add 47/1 to the fraction things.
Add 58/1 to the fraction things.
Add 29/1 to the fraction things.
Add 22/1 to the fraction things.
Add 32/1 to the fraction things.
Add 55/1 to the fraction things.
Add 5/1 to the fraction things.
Add 55/1 to the fraction things.
Add 73-1/2 to the fraction things.
 
To find the difference of some fraction things:
If the fraction things' count is less than 2, exit.
Get a fraction thing from the fraction things.
Loop.
If the fraction thing's next is nil, remove the fraction thing from the fraction things; destroy the fraction thing; exit.
Put the fraction thing's next's fraction minus the fraction thing's fraction into the fraction thing's fraction.
Put the fraction thing's next into the fraction thing.
Repeat.
 
To find the difference of some fraction things given an order:
If a counter is past the order, exit.
Find the difference of the fraction things.
Repeat.
 
A fraction thing is a thing with a fraction.
 
An order is a number.
 
To run:
Start up.
Create some fraction things.
Write "Original list:" on the console.
Show the fraction things.
Find the difference of the fraction things given 4.
Write "Order 4 forward difference:" on the console.
Show the fraction things.
Destroy the fraction things.
Wait for the escape key.
Shut down.
 
To show some fraction things:
Get a fraction thing from the fraction things.
Loop.
If the fraction thing is nil, write "" on the console; exit.
Write "" then the fraction thing's fraction on the console without advancing.
If the fraction thing's next is not nil, write ", " on the console without advancing.
Put the fraction thing's next into the fraction thing.
Repeat.</syntaxhighlight>
{{out}}
<pre>
Original list:
90-1/2, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73-1/2
Order 4 forward difference:
156-1/2, -67, 1, -82, 259, -304-1/2
</pre>
 
=={{header|Pop11}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="pop11">define forward_difference(l);
lvars res = [], prev, el;
if l = [] then
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endfor;
res;
enddefine;</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|PowerShell}}==
<math>\Delta^n [f](x)= \sum_{k=0}^n \left ({\prod_{i=1}^k \frac{n-k+i}{i}}\right ) (-1)^{n-k} f(x+k)</math>
<langsyntaxhighlight PowerShelllang="powershell">function Forward-Difference( [UInt64] $n, [Array] $f )
{
$flen = $f.length
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}
 
Forward-Difference 2 1,2,4,5</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|PureBasic}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight PureBasiclang="purebasic">Procedure forward_difference(List a())
If ListSize(a()) <= 1
ClearList(a()): ProcedureReturn
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EndIf
 
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
{{out}}
<pre>1 [43,-11,29,7,-10,-23,50,-50,-18]
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=={{header|Python}}==
===Python 2===
<lang python>>>> dif = lambda s: [x-s[i] for i,x in enumerate(s[1:])]
<syntaxhighlight lang="python">>>> dif = lambda s: [x-s[i] for i,x in enumerate(s[1:])]
>>> # or, dif = lambda s: [x-y for x,y in zip(s[1:],s)]
>>> difn = lambda s, n: difn(dif(s), n-1) if n else s
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[-442, 575, -1329],
[1017, -1904],
[-2921]]</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
===Python 3===
Defining functions for first order and nth order forward difference:
{{Works with|Python|3.7}}
<syntaxhighlight lang="python">'''Forward difference'''
 
 
from itertools import islice
from operator import sub
 
 
# forwardDifference :: Num a => [a] -> [a]
def forwardDifference(xs):
'''1st order forward difference of xs.
'''
return [sub(*x) for x in zip(xs[1:], xs)]
 
 
# nthForwardDifference :: Num a => [a] -> Int -> [a]
def nthForwardDifference(xs):
'''Nth order forward difference of xs.
'''
return index(iterate(forwardDifference)(xs))
 
 
# ------------------------- TEST --------------------------
# main :: IO ()
def main():
'''Nth order forward difference.'''
 
xs = [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
 
print('9th order forward difference of:')
print(xs)
print('')
print(
' -> ' + repr(nthForwardDifference(xs)(9))
)
 
print('\nSuccessive orders of forward difference:')
print(unlines([
str(i) + ' -> ' + repr(x) for i, x in
enumerate(take(10)(
iterate(forwardDifference)(xs)
))
]))
 
 
# ------------------- GENERIC FUNCTIONS -------------------
 
# index (!!) :: [a] -> Int -> a
def index(xs):
'''Item at given (zero-based) index.'''
return lambda n: None if 0 > n else (
xs[n] if (
hasattr(xs, "__getitem__")
) else next(islice(xs, n, None))
)
 
 
# iterate :: (a -> a) -> a -> Gen [a]
def iterate(f):
'''An infinite list of repeated
applications of f to x.
'''
def go(x):
v = x
while True:
yield v
v = f(v)
return go
 
 
# take :: Int -> [a] -> [a]
# take :: Int -> String -> String
def take(n):
'''The prefix of xs of length n,
or xs itself if n > length xs.
'''
return lambda xs: (
xs[0:n]
if isinstance(xs, (list, tuple))
else list(islice(xs, n))
)
 
 
# unlines :: [String] -> String
def unlines(xs):
'''A single string formed by the intercalation
of a list of strings with the newline character.
'''
return '\n'.join(xs)
 
 
# MAIN ---
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()</syntaxhighlight>
{{Out}}
<pre>9th order forward difference of:
[90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
 
-> [-2921]
 
Successive orders of forward difference:
0 -> [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
1 -> [-43, 11, -29, -7, 10, 23, -50, 50, 18]
2 -> [54, -40, 22, 17, 13, -73, 100, -32]
3 -> [-94, 62, -5, -4, -86, 173, -132]
4 -> [156, -67, 1, -82, 259, -305]
5 -> [-223, 68, -83, 341, -564]
6 -> [291, -151, 424, -905]
7 -> [-442, 575, -1329]
8 -> [1017, -1904]
9 -> [-2921]</pre>
 
=={{header|Quackery}}==
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="quackery"> [ times
[ [] swap behead
swap witheach
[ tuck dip [ - join ] ]
drop ] ] is f-diff ( [ n --> [ )
 
' [ 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73 ]
 
dup size times
[ dup i^
dup echo say ": "
f-diff echo cr ]
drop</syntaxhighlight>
 
{{out}}
 
<pre>0: [ 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73 ]
1: [ -43 11 -29 -7 10 23 -50 50 18 ]
2: [ 54 -40 22 17 13 -73 100 -32 ]
3: [ -94 62 -5 -4 -86 173 -132 ]
4: [ 156 -67 1 -82 259 -305 ]
5: [ -223 68 -83 341 -564 ]
6: [ 291 -151 424 -905 ]
7: [ -442 575 -1329 ]
8: [ 1017 -1904 ]
9: [ -2921 ]
</pre>
 
=={{header|R}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight Rlang="r">forwarddif <- function(a, n) {
if ( n == 1 )
a[2:length(a)] - a[1:length(a)-1]
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print(forwarddif(v, 9))
print(fdiff(v, 9))</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Racket}}==
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="racket">
<lang Racket>
#lang racket
 
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(nth-forward-difference 9 '(90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73))
;; -> '(-2921)
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
 
=={{header|Raku}}==
(formerly Perl 6)
{{works with|Rakudo Star|2010-07}}
<p>Here we use signature matching to bind both an entire array and a version missing the head.
The Z- operator is a zip metaoperator with a minus to subtract the two lists pairwise.
It's almost a shame to define difn, since the series and subscript are hardly longer than the call itself would be, and arguably more self-documenting than the name of the function would be.
<syntaxhighlight lang="raku" line>sub dif(@array [$, *@tail]) { @tail Z- @array }
sub difn($array, $n) { ($array, &dif ... *)[$n] }</syntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|REXX}}==
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This version allows a specification of the list of numbers and/or which &nbsp; ''order'' &nbsp; to process.
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="rexx">/*REXX program computes the forward difference of a list of numbers. */
numeric digits 100 /*ensure enough accuracy (decimal digs)*/
parse arg e ',' N /*get a list: ε1 ε2 ε3 ε4 ··· , order */
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exit /*stick a fork in it, we're all done. */
/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
th: procedure; x=abs(arg(1)); return word('th st nd rd',1+x//10*(x//100%10\==1)*(x//10<4))</langsyntaxhighlight>
'''output''' &nbsp; when using the default input:
<pre>
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===with error checking===
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="rexx">/*REXX program computes the forward difference of a list of numbers. */
numeric digits 100 /*ensure enough accuracy (decimal digs)*/
parse arg e ',' N /*get a list: ε1 ε2 ε3 ε4 ··· , order */
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/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
ser: say; say '***error***'; say arg(1); say; exit 13
th: procedure; x=abs(arg(1)); return word('th st nd rd',1+x//10*(x//100%10\==1)*(x//10<4))</langsyntaxhighlight>
'''output''' &nbsp; is the same as the REXX entry above.
 
===with output alignment===
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="rexx">/*REXX program computes the forward difference of a list of numbers. */
numeric digits 100 /*ensure enough accuracy (decimal digs)*/
parse arg e ',' N /*get a list: ε1 ε2 ε3 ε4 ··· , order */
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/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
ser: say; say '***error***'; say arg(1); say; exit 13
th: procedure; x=abs(arg(1)); return word('th st nd rd',1+x//10*(x//100%10\==1)*(x//10<4))</langsyntaxhighlight>
'''output''' &nbsp; when using the default input:
<pre>
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===Version 2===
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="rexx">/* REXX ***************************************************************
* Forward differences
* 18.08.2012 Walter Pachl derived from PL/I
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End
End
Return</langsyntaxhighlight>
{{out}} for Java's input
<pre>
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=={{header|Ring}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="ring">
# Project : Forward difference
# Date : 2018/01/19
# Author : Gal Zsolt [~ CalmoSoft ~]
# Email : <calmosoft@gmail.com>
 
s = [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
for p = 1 to 9
s = fwddiff(s,p)
showarray(s)
next
 
func fwddiff(s, order)
for j=1 to len(s)-1
s[j] = s[j+1]-s[j]
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see svect
see "}" + nl
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
Output:
<pre>
Line 2,293 ⟶ 2,980:
{-2921}
</pre>
 
=={{header|RPL}}==
===Iterative approach===
{| class="wikitable" ≪
! RPL code
! Comment
|-
|
'''IF''' OVER SIZE OVER > '''THEN'''
'''WHILE''' DUP '''REPEAT'''
SWAP { } 2 3 PICK SIZE '''FOR''' j
OVER j GET + '''NEXT'''
LIST→ →ARRY
SWAP OVER SIZE { } + RDM -
SWAP 1 - '''END'''
DROP '''END'''
≫ ‘<span style="color:blue">DIFFN</span>’ STO
|
<span style="color:blue">DIFFN</span> ''( [array] order → [nth_difference] ) ''
if order < array size
while order > 0
initialize loop
to build { array[2]...array[n] }
convert list into array
pop last item of array and substract
order -= 1
clean stack
|}
[90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73] 1 <span style="color:blue">DIFFN</span>
[90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73] 3 <span style="color:blue">DIFFN</span>
{{out}}
<pre>
2: [-43, 11, -29, -7, 10, 23, -50, 50, 18]
1: [-94, 62, -5, -4, -86, 173, -132]
</pre>
===Direct approach===
We use here local variables and algebraic notation to increase code readability.
{| class="wikitable" ≪
! RPL code
! Comment
|-
|
≪ → n
≪ '<span style="color:green">F</span>' STO
{ } 1 <span style="color:green">F</span> SIZE 1 - '''FOR''' j
-1 n ^ '<span style="color:green">F</span>' j GET *
1 n '''FOR''' k
'COMB(n,k)*(-1)^(n-k)*<span style="color:green">F</span>(j+k)' EVAL +
'''NEXT'''
+ '''NEXT'''
LIST→ →ARRY '<span style="color:green">F</span>' PURGE
≫ ≫ ‘<span style="color:blue">DIFFN</span>’ STO
|
<span style="color:blue">DIFFN</span> ''( [array] order → [nth_difference] ) ''
store array in global variable F
initialize output array building loop
put 1st term of sum (k=0) in stack // reverse Polish notation
loop
add terms for 0<k≤n // algebraic notation
add sum to list
convert list into array, clean memory
|}
Postfix fans can replace the following line
'COMB(n,k)*(-1)^(n-k)*<span style="color:green">F</span>(j+k)' EVAL + '''NEXT'''
by
n k COMB -1 n k - ^ * '<span style="color:green">F</span>' j k + GET * + '''NEXT'''
On HP-48G and newer models, first difference is directly returned by the <code>ΔLIST</code> instruction, so we can simplify the above code, provided that input is given as a list { } instead of an array [ ]:
≪ 1 SWAP '''START''' ΔLIST '''NEXT''' ≫ ‘<span style="color:blue">DIFFN</span>’ STO
 
 
=={{header|Ruby}}==
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{{works with|Ruby|1.8.7}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="ruby">def dif(s)
s.each_cons(2).collect { |x, y| y - x }
end
Line 2,307 ⟶ 3,067:
def difn(s, n)
n.times.inject(s) { |s, | dif(s) }
end</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
{{out|Example usage}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="ruby">p dif([1, 23, 45, 678]) # => [22, 22, 633]
p difn([1, 23, 45, 678], 2) # => [0, 611]</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Rust}}==
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="rust">
fn forward_difference(input_seq: Vec<i32>, order: u32) -> Vec<i32> {
match order {
0 => input_seq,
1 => {
let input_seq_iter = input_seq.into_iter();
let clone_of_input_seq_iter = input_seq_iter.clone();
input_seq_iter.zip(clone_of_input_seq_iter.skip(1)).map(|(current, next)| next - current).collect()
},
_ => forward_difference(forward_difference(input_seq, order - 1), 1),
}
}
 
fn main() {
let mut sequence = vec![90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73];
loop {
println!("{:?}", sequence);
sequence = forward_difference(sequence, 1);
if sequence.is_empty() {
break;
}
}
}
</syntaxhighlight>
 
{{out}}
<pre>
[90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
[-43, 11, -29, -7, 10, 23, -50, 50, 18]
[54, -40, 22, 17, 13, -73, 100, -32]
[-94, 62, -5, -4, -86, 173, -132]
[156, -67, 1, -82, 259, -305]
[-223, 68, -83, 341, -564]
[291, -151, 424, -905]
[-442, 575, -1329]
[1017, -1904]
[-2921]
</pre>
 
=={{header|Scala}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="scala">def fdiff(xs: List[Int]) = (xs.tail, xs).zipped.map(_ - _)
 
def fdiffn(i: Int, xs: List[Int]): List[Int] = if (i == 1) fdiff(xs) else fdiffn(i - 1, fdiff(xs))</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
{{out|Example}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="scala">val l=List(90,47,58,29,22,32,55,5,55,73)
(1 to 9)foreach(x=>println(fdiffn(x,l)))</langsyntaxhighlight>
{{out}}
<pre>
Line 2,335 ⟶ 3,136:
 
=={{header|Scheme}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="scheme">(define (forward-diff lst)
(if (or (null? lst) (null? (cdr lst)))
'()
Line 2,345 ⟶ 3,146:
xs
(nth-forward-diff (- n 1)
(forward-diff xs))))</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
{{out}}
Line 2,354 ⟶ 3,155:
 
=={{header|Seed7}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="seed7">$ include "seed7_05.s7i";
 
const func array integer: forwardDifference (in array integer: data) is func
Line 2,386 ⟶ 3,187:
data := forwardDifference(data);
end for;
end func;</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
{{out}}
Line 2,404 ⟶ 3,205:
=={{header|SequenceL}}==
Solution that keeps track of intermediate values:
<syntaxhighlight lang="sequencel">
<lang sequenceL>
forwardDifference(x(1), n) := forwardDifferenceHelper(x, n, [x]);
 
Line 2,413 ⟶ 3,214:
result when n = 0 or size(x) = 1 else
forwardDifferenceHelper(difference, n - 1, result ++ [difference]);
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
If no intermediate values are needed, the following is sufficient:
<syntaxhighlight lang="sequencel">
<lang sequenceL>
forwardDifference(x(1),n) :=
x when n = 0 or size(x) = 1 else
forwardDifference(tail(x) - x[1 ... size(x) - 1], n - 1);
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
 
=={{header|Sidef}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="ruby">func dif(arr) {
gather {
for i (0 ..^ arr.end) {
Line 2,436 ⟶ 3,237:
 
say dif([1, 23, 45, 678]) # => [22, 22, 633]
say difn(2, [1, 23, 45, 678]) # => [0, 611]</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Slate}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="slate">s@(Sequence traits) forwardDifference
[
s allButFirst with: s allButLast collect: #- `er
Line 2,455 ⟶ 3,256:
[
(0 below: n) inject: s into: [| :seq :_ | seq forwardDifference]
].</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
{{out|Usage}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="slate">#data := ##(90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73).
data keysDo: [| :index | inform: (data forwardDifference: index) printString].</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Smalltalk}}==
{{works with|GNU Smalltalk}}
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="smalltalk">Array extend [
difference [
^self allButFirst with: self allButLast collect: [ :a :b | a - b ]
Line 2,476 ⟶ 3,277:
s := #(90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73)
1 to: s size - 1 do: [ :i |
(s nthOrderDifference: i) printNl ]</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|SQL}}==
Line 2,482 ⟶ 3,283:
{{works with|SQLite|3.13.0}}
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="sql">WITH RECURSIVE
T0 (N, ITEM, LIST, NEW_LIST) AS
(
Line 2,518 ⟶ 3,319:
WHERE NEW_LIST IS NULL
AND LIST <> ''
ORDER BY N;</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Standard ML}}==
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="sml">fun forward_difference xs = ListPair.map op- (tl xs, xs)
 
fun nth_forward_difference n xs =
Line 2,528 ⟶ 3,329:
xs
else
nth_forward_difference (n-1) (forward_difference xs)</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
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It's possible to implement differences using row indices. For instance, first forward differences of a variable x can be defined by:
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="stata">gen y=x[_n+1]-x[_n]</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
However, it's much more natural to use [http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?tsvarlist time-series varlists]. In order to use them, it's necessary to first set a ''time'' variable, which may be simply an index variable.
 
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="stata">* First create a dataset
clear all
set obs 100
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* Differences
display "Difference order?" _request(k)
gen y=D${k}F${k}.x</langsyntaxhighlight>
 
=={{header|Swift}}==
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="swift">func forwardsDifference<T: SignedNumeric>(of arr: [T]) -> [T] {
return zip(arr.dropFirst(), arr).map({ $0.0 - $0.1 })
}
 
func nthForwardsDifference<T: SignedNumeric>(of arr: [T], n: Int) -> [T] {
assert(n >= 0)
 
switch (arr, n) {
case ([], _):
return []
case let (arr, 0):
return arr
case let (arr, i):
return nthForwardsDifference(of: forwardsDifference(of: arr), n: i - 1)
}
}
 
for diff in (0...9).map({ nthForwardsDifference(of: [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73], n: $0) }) {
print(diff)
}</syntaxhighlight>
 
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<pre>[90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
[-43, 11, -29, -7, 10, 23, -50, 50, 18]
[54, -40, 22, 17, 13, -73, 100, -32]
[-94, 62, -5, -4, -86, 173, -132]
[156, -67, 1, -82, 259, -305]
[-223, 68, -83, 341, -564]
[291, -151, 424, -905]
[-442, 575, -1329]
[1017, -1904]
[-2921]</pre>
 
=={{header|Tcl}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="tcl">proc do_fwd_diff {list} {
set previous [lindex $list 0]
set new [list]
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for {set order 0} {$order <= 10} {incr order} {
puts [format "%d\t%s" $order [fwd_diff $a $order]]
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre>0 90.5 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73.5
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This function doesn't need to be defined because it's in a library already,
but it could be defined like this:
<langsyntaxhighlight Ursalalang="ursala">#import std
#import nat
#import flo
 
nth_diff "n" = rep"n" minus*typ</langsyntaxhighlight>
test program:
<langsyntaxhighlight Ursalalang="ursala">test_data = <90.,47.,58.,29.,22.,32.,55.,5.,55.,73.>
 
#show+
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printf/*=*' %0.0f' <
nth_diff6 test_data,
nth_diff7 test_data></langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre> 291 -151 424 -905
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=={{header|Visual Basic .NET}}==
{{works with|Visual Basic .NET|2008+}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="vbnet">Module ForwardDifference
 
Sub Main()
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End Function
 
End Module</langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre>
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=={{header|Visual FoxPro}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="vfp">
#DEFINE CTAB CHR(9)
LOCAL lcList As String, i As Integer, n As Integer
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? lcTxt
ENDPROC
</syntaxhighlight>
</lang>
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<pre>
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Difference 9: -2921
</pre>
 
=={{header|Wren}}==
{{libheader|Wren-fmt}}
<syntaxhighlight lang="wren">import "./fmt" for Fmt
 
var forwardDiff = Fn.new { |a, order|
if (order < 0) Fiber.abort("Order must be a non-negative integer.")
if (a.count == 0) return
Fmt.print(" 0: $5d", a)
if (a.count == 1) return
if (order == 0) return
for (o in 1..order) {
var b = List.filled(a.count-1, 0)
for (i in 0...b.count) b[i] = a[i+1] - a[i]
Fmt.print("$2d: $5d", o, b)
if (b.count == 1) return
a = b
}
}
 
forwardDiff.call([90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73], 9)</syntaxhighlight>
 
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<pre>
0: 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73
1: -43 11 -29 -7 10 23 -50 50 18
2: 54 -40 22 17 13 -73 100 -32
3: -94 62 -5 -4 -86 173 -132
4: 156 -67 1 -82 259 -305
5: -223 68 -83 341 -564
6: 291 -151 424 -905
7: -442 575 -1329
8: 1017 -1904
9: -2921
</pre>
 
=={{header|XPL0}}==
{{trans|ALGOL W}}
<syntaxhighlight lang "XPL0">\Calculate forward differences
 
\Sets elements of B to the first order forward differences of A.
\A should have bounds 1 :: N, B should have bounds 1 :: N - 1.
procedure FirstOrderFDifference ( A, B, N );
integer A, B, N, I;
for I := 2 to N do B( I - 1 ) := A( I ) - A( I - 1 );
 
integer V ( 1 + 10 );
integer Diff( 1 + 9 );
integer VPos, Length, List, I, Order;
begin
\construct the initial values array
VPos := 1;
List:= [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73];
for I := 0 to 10-1 do begin
V( VPos ) := List( I );
VPos := VPos + 1
end;
 
\calculate and show the differences
Format(8, 0); \set output format
Length := 10;
for Order := 1 to Length - 1 do begin
FirstOrderFDifference( V, Diff, Length );
Length := Length - 1;
IntOut(0, Order); Text(0, " : ");
for I := 1 to Length do RlOut(0, float(Diff( I ) ));
CrLf(0);
for I := 1 to Length do V( I ) := Diff( I )
end
end</syntaxhighlight>
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<pre>
1 : -43 11 -29 -7 10 23 -50 50 18
2 : 54 -40 22 17 13 -73 100 -32
3 : -94 62 -5 -4 -86 173 -132
4 : 156 -67 1 -82 259 -305
5 : -223 68 -83 341 -564
6 : 291 -151 424 -905
7 : -442 575 -1329
8 : 1017 -1904
9 : -2921
</pre>
 
=={{header|zkl}}==
{{trans|Scheme}}
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="zkl">fcn forwardDiff(lst){
if(lst.len()<2)
return(T);
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return(xs);
return(nthForwardDiff(n-1,forwardDiff(xs))) // tail recursion
}</langsyntaxhighlight>
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="zkl">nthForwardDiff(9,T(90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73)).println();</langsyntaxhighlight>
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<pre>
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=={{header|ZX Spectrum Basic}}==
<langsyntaxhighlight lang="zxbasic">10 DATA 9,0,1,2,4,7,4,2,1,0
20 LET p=1
30 READ n: DIM b(n)
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120 FOR i=1 TO n-p
130 PRINT b(i);" ";
140 NEXT i</langsyntaxhighlight>
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