Forward difference

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;Task: Provide code that produces a list of numbers which is the n^th order forward difference, given a non-negative integer (specifying the order) and a list of numbers.

The first-order forward difference of a list of numbers '''A''' is a new list '''B''', where B_n = A_n+1 - A_n.

List '''B''' should have one fewer element as a result.

The second-order forward difference of '''A''' will be:


tdefmodule Diff do
	def forward(arr,i\\1) do
		forward(arr,[],i)
	end

	def forward([_|[]],diffs,i) do
		if i == 1 do
			IO.inspect diffs
		else
			forward(diffs,[],i-1)
		end
	end

	def forward([val1|[val2|vals]],diffs,i) do
		forward([val2|vals],diffs++[val2-val1],i)
	end
end

The same as the first-order forward difference of '''B'''.

That new list will have two fewer elements than '''A''' and one less than '''B'''.

The goal of this task is to repeat this process up to the desired order.

For a more formal description, see the related [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ForwardDifference.html Mathworld article].

;Algorithmic options:

Iterate through all previous forward differences and re-calculate a new array each time.
Use this formula (from [[wp:Forward difference|Wikipedia]]): ::: $= \sum_{k=0}^n {n \choose k} (-1)^{n-k} f(x+k)$ ::: ([[Pascal's Triangle]] may be useful for this option.)

Ada

with Ada.Text_Io;
with Ada.Float_Text_Io; use Ada.Float_Text_Io;
with Ada.containers.Vectors;

procedure Forward_Difference is
   package Flt_Vect is new Ada.Containers.Vectors(Positive, Float);
   use Flt_Vect;
   procedure Print(Item : Vector) is
   begin
      if not Item.Is_Empty then
         Ada.Text_IO.Put('[');
         for I in 1..Item.Length loop
            Put(Item => Item.Element(Positive(I)), Fore => 1, Aft => 1, Exp => 0);
             if Positive(I) < Positive(Item.Length) then
               Ada.Text_Io.Put(", ");
            end if;
         end loop;
         Ada.Text_Io.Put_line("]");
      else
         Ada.Text_IO.Put_Line("Empty List");
      end if;

   end Print;

  function Diff(Item : Vector; Num_Passes : Natural) return Vector is
      A : Vector := Item;
      B : Vector := Empty_Vector;
   begin
      if not A.Is_Empty then
         for I in 1..Num_Passes loop
            for I in 1..Natural(A.Length) - 1 loop
                  B.Append(A.Element(I + 1) - A.Element(I));
            end loop;
            Move(Target => A, Source => B);
         end loop;
      end if;
      return A;
   end Diff;
   Values : array(1..10) of Float := (90.0, 47.0, 58.0, 29.0, 22.0, 32.0, 55.0, 5.0, 55.0, 73.0);
   A : Vector;
begin
   for I in Values'range loop
      A.Append(Values(I)); -- Fill the vector
   end loop;
   Print(Diff(A, 1));
   Print(Diff(A, 2));
   Print(Diff(A, 9));
   Print(Diff(A, 10));
   print(Diff(A, 0));
end Forward_Difference;


 [-43.0, 11.0, -29.0, -7.0, 10.0, 23.0, -50.0, 50.0, 18.0]
 [54.0, -40.0, 22.0, 17.0, 13.0, -73.0, 100.0, -32.0]
 [-2921.0]
 Empty List
 [90.0, 47.0, 58.0, 29.0, 22.0, 32.0, 55.0, 5.0, 55.0, 73.0]

ALGOL 68

{{works with|ALGOL 68|Revision 1 - no extensions to language used}}

{{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}}

main:(
  MODE LISTREAL = [1:0]REAL;

  OP - = (LISTREAL a,b)LISTREAL: (
    [UPB a]REAL out;
    FOR i TO UPB out DO out[i]:=a[i]-b[i] OD;
    out
  );

  FORMAT real fmt=$zzz-d.d$;
  FORMAT repeat fmt = $n(UPB s-1)(f(real fmt)",")f(real fmt)$;
  FORMAT list fmt = $"("f(UPB s=1|real fmt|repeat fmt)")"$;

  FLEX [1:0] REAL s := (90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73);

  printf((list fmt,s,$";"l$));
  TO UPB s-1 DO
    s := s[2:] - s[:UPB s-1];
    printf((list fmt,s,$";"l$))
  OD
)


(   90.0,   47.0,   58.0,   29.0,   22.0,   32.0,   55.0,    5.0,   55.0,   73.0);
(  -43.0,   11.0,  -29.0,   -7.0,   10.0,   23.0,  -50.0,   50.0,   18.0);
(   54.0,  -40.0,   22.0,   17.0,   13.0,  -73.0,  100.0,  -32.0);
(  -94.0,   62.0,   -5.0,   -4.0,  -86.0,  173.0, -132.0);
(  156.0,  -67.0,    1.0,  -82.0,  259.0, -305.0);
( -223.0,   68.0,  -83.0,  341.0, -564.0);
(  291.0, -151.0,  424.0, -905.0);
( -442.0,  575.0,-1329.0);
( 1017.0,-1904.0);
(-2921.0);

ALGOL W

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.


    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

APL

      list ←  90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73

      fd   ←  {⍺=0:⍵⋄(⍺-1)∇(1↓⍵)-(¯1↓⍵)}

      1 fd list
¯43 11 ¯29 ¯7 10 23 ¯50 50 18

      2 fd list
54 ¯40 22 17 13 ¯73 100 ¯32

AppleScript

-- FORWARD DIFFERENCE --------------------------------------------------------

-- 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


-- TEST ----------------------------------------------------------------------
on run
    set xs to {90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73}

    script test
        on |λ|(n)
            intercalate("  ->  [", ¬
                {{n}} & intercalate(", ", forwardDifference(n, xs))) & "]"
        end |λ|
    end script

    intercalate(linefeed, map(test, enumFromTo(1, 9)))
end run


-- GENERIC FUNCTIONS ---------------------------------------------------------

-- enumFromTo :: Int -> Int -> [Int]
on enumFromTo(m, n)
    if m > n then
        set d to -1
    else
        set d to 1
    end if
    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)
    set {dlm, my text item delimiters} to {my text item delimiters, strText}
    set strJoined to lstText as text
    set my text item delimiters to dlm
    return strJoined
end intercalate

-- map :: (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]
on map(f, xs)
    tell mReturn(f)
        set lng to length of xs
        set lst to {}
        repeat with i from 1 to lng
            set end of lst to |λ|(item i of xs, i, xs)
        end repeat
        return lst
    end tell
end map

-- min :: Ord a => a -> a -> a
on min(x, y)
    if y < x then
        y
    else
        x
    end if
end min

-- Lift 2nd class handler function into 1st class script wrapper
-- mReturn :: Handler -> Script
on mReturn(f)
    if class of f is script then
        f
    else
        script
            property |λ| : f
        end script
    end if
end mReturn

-- tail :: [a] -> [a]
on tail(xs)
    if length of xs > 1 then
        items 2 thru -1 of xs
    else
        {}
    end if
end tail

-- 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)
    set lst to {}
    tell mReturn(f)
        repeat with i from 1 to lng
            set end of lst to |λ|(item i of xs, item i of ys)
        end repeat
        return lst
    end tell
end zipWith

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]

AutoHotkey

contributed by Laszlo on the ahk [http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/post-276470.html#276470 forum]

MsgBox % diff("2,3,4,3",1)
MsgBox % diff("2,3,4,3",2)
MsgBox % diff("2,3,4,3",3)
MsgBox % diff("2,3,4,3",4)

diff(list,ord) { ; high order forward differences of a list
   Loop %ord% {
      L =
      Loop Parse, list, `, %A_Space%%A_Tab%
         If (A_Index=1)
            p := A_LoopField
         Else
            L .= "," A_LoopField-p, p := A_LoopField
      list := SubStr(L,2)
   }
   Return list
}

AWK

#!/usr/bin/awk -f
BEGIN {
   if (p<1) {p = 1};
}

function diff(s, p) {
   n = split(s, a, " ");
   for (j = 1; j <= p; j++) {
      for(i = 1; i <= n-j; i++) {
         a[i] = a[i+1] - a[i];
      }
   }
   s = "";
   for (i = 1; i <= n-p; i++) s = s" "a[i];
   return s;
}

{
   print diff($0, p);
}

Using Pascal's triangle:

#!/usr/bin/awk -f
BEGIN {
   if (p<1) {p = 1};
}

function diff(s, p) {
    # pascal triangled with sign changes
    b[1] = (p%2) ? 1 : -1;
    for (j=1; j < p; j++) {
        b[j+1] = -b[j]*(p-j)/j;
    };

    n = split(s, a, " ");
    s = "";
    for (j = 1; j <= n-p+1; j++) {
        c = 0;
        for(i = 1; i <= p; i++) {
            c += b[i]*a[j+i-1];
        }
        s = s" "c;
    }
    return s;
}

{
   print diff($0, p);
}

$ echo '0 1 2 4 7 4 2 1 0' | ./diff.awk -v p=1
 1 1 2 3 -3 -2 -1 -1
$ echo '0 1 2 4 7 4 2 1 0' | ./diff.awk -v p=2
 0 1 1 -6 1 1 0
$ echo '0 1 2 4 7 4 2 1 0' | ./diff.awk -v p=3
 1 0 -7 7 0 -1
$ echo '0 1 2 4 7 4 2 1 0' | ./diff.awk -v p=4
 -1 -7 14 -7 -1
$ echo '0 1 2 4 7 4 2 1 0' | ./diff.awk -v p=5
 -6 21 -21 6
$ echo '0 1 2 4 7 4 2 1 0' | ./diff.awk -v p=6
 27 -42 27
$ echo '0 1 2 4 7 4 2 1 0' | ./diff.awk -v p=7
 -69 69
$ echo '0 1 2 4 7 4 2 1 0' | ./diff.awk -v p=8
 138
$ echo '0 1 2 4 7 4 2 1 0' | ./diff.awk -v p=9

BBC BASIC

      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())
      PROCforward_difference(1, A(), B())
      PRINT "Forward diff 1: " FNshowarray(B())
      PROCforward_difference(2, A(), C())
      PRINT "Forward diff 2: " FNshowarray(C())
      PROCforward_difference(9, A(), D())
      PRINT "Forward diff 9: " FNshowarray(D())
      END

      DEF PROCforward_difference(n%, a(), RETURN b())
      LOCAL c%, i%, j%
      DIM b(DIM(a(),1) - n%)
      FOR i% = 0 TO DIM(b(),1)
        b(i%) = a(i% + n%)
        c% = 1
        FOR j% = 1 TO n%
          c% = -INT(c% * (n% - j% + 1) / j% + 0.5)
          b(i%) += c% * a(i% + n% - j%)
        NEXT
      NEXT
      ENDPROC

      DEF FNshowarray(a())
      LOCAL i%, a$
      FOR i% = 0 TO DIM(a(),1)
        a$ += STR$(a(i%)) + ", "
      NEXT
      = LEFT$(LEFT$(a$))


Original array: 90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73
Forward diff 1: -43, 11, -29, -7, 10, 23, -50, 50, 18
Forward diff 2: 54, -40, 22, 17, 13, -73, 100, -32
Forward diff 9: -2921

C

#include <iostream>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>

double* fwd_diff(double* x, unsigned int len, unsigned int order)
{
	unsigned int i, j;
	double* y;

	/* handle two special cases */
	if (order >= len) return 0;

	y = malloc(sizeof(double) * len);
	if (!order) {
		memcpy(y, x, sizeof(double) * len);
		return y;
	}

	/* first order diff goes from x->y, later ones go from y->y */
	for (j = 0; j < order; j++, x = y)
		for (i = 0, len--; i < len; i++)
			y[i] = x[i + 1] - x[i];

	y = realloc(y, sizeof(double) * len);
	return y;
}

int main(void)
{
	double *y, x[] = {90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73};
	int i, len = sizeof(x) / sizeof(x[0]);

	y = fwd_diff(x, len, 1);
	for (i = 0; i < len - 1; i++)
		printf("%g ", y[i]);
	putchar('\n');

	return 0;
}

Use method with Pascal triangle, binomial coefficients are pre-computed

#include <stdio.h>

int* binomCoeff(int n) {
     int *b = calloc(n+1,sizeof(int));
     int j;
     b[0] = n%2 ? -1 : 1;
     for (j=1 ; j<=n; j++)
           b[j] = -b[j-1]*(n+1-j)/j;

     return(b);
};

main () {
    double array[] = { 90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73 };
    size_t lenArray = sizeof(array)/sizeof(array[0]);

    int p = 4;  // order
    int *b = binomCoeff(p);   // pre-compute binomial coefficients for order p

    int j, k;

    // compute p-th difference
    for (k=0 ; k < lenArray; k++)
        for (array[k] *= b[0], j=1 ; j<=p; j++)
            array[k] += b[j] * array[k+j];

    free(b);

    // resulting series is shorter by p elements
    lenArray -= p;
    for (k=0 ; k < lenArray; k++)  printf("%f ",array[k]);
    printf("\n");
}

C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

class Program
{
    static IEnumerable<int> ForwardDifference(IEnumerable<int> sequence, uint order = 1u)
    {
        switch (order)
        {
            case 0u:
                return sequence;
            case 1u:
                return sequence.Skip(1).Zip(sequence, (next, current) => next - current);
            default:
                return ForwardDifference(ForwardDifference(sequence), order - 1u);
        }
    }

    static void Main()
    {
        IEnumerable<int> sequence = new[] { 90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73 };
        do
        {
            Console.WriteLine(string.Join(", ", sequence));
        } while ((sequence = ForwardDifference(sequence)).Any());
    }
}

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

C++

This code uses a separate function to do a first-order forward difference, which is then called several times for calculating n-th order forward difference. No error checking is implemented.

#include <vector>
#include <iterator>
#include <algorithm>

// calculate first order forward difference
// requires:
// * InputIterator is an input iterator
// * OutputIterator is an output iterator
// * The value type of InputIterator is copy-constructible and assignable
// * The value type of InputIterator supports operator -
// * The result type of operator- is assignable to the value_type of OutputIterator
// returns: The iterator following the output sequence
template<typename InputIterator, typename OutputIterator>
 OutputIterator forward_difference(InputIterator first, InputIterator last,
                                   OutputIterator dest)
{
  // special case: for empty sequence, do nothing
  if (first == last)
    return dest;

  typedef typename std::iterator_traits<InputIterator>::value_type value_type;

  value_type temp = *first++;
  while (first != last)
  {
    value_type temp2 = *first++;
    *dest++ = temp2 - temp;
    temp = temp2;
  }

  return dest;
}

// calculate n-th order forward difference.
// requires:
// * InputIterator is an input iterator
// * OutputIterator is an output iterator
// * The value type of InputIterator is copy-constructible and assignable
// * The value type of InputIterator supports operator -
// * The result type of operator- is assignable to the value_type of InputIterator
// * The result type of operator- is assignable to the value_type of OutputIterator
// * order >= 0
// returns: The iterator following the output sequence
template<typename InputIterator, typename OutputIterator>
 OutputIterator nth_forward_difference(int order,
                                       InputIterator first, InputIterator last,
                                       OutputIterator dest)
{
  // special case: If order == 0, just copy input to output
  if (order == 0)
    return std::copy(first, last, dest);

  // second special case: If order == 1, just forward to the first-order function
  if (order == 1)
    return forward_difference(first, last, dest);

  // intermediate results are stored in a vector
  typedef typename std::iterator_traits<InputIterator>::value_type value_type;
  std::vector<value_type> temp_storage;

  // fill the vector with the result of the first order forward difference
  forward_difference(first, last, std::back_inserter(temp_storage));

  // the next n-2 iterations work directly on the vector
  typename std::vector<value_type>::iterator begin = temp_storage.begin(),
                                             end = temp_storage.end();
  for (int i = 1; i < order-1; ++i)
    end = forward_difference(begin, end, begin);

  // the final iteration writes directly to the output iterator
  return forward_difference(begin, end, dest);
}

// example usage code
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
  double array[10] = { 90.0, 47.0, 58.0, 29.0, 22.0, 32.0, 55.0, 5.0, 55.0, 73.0 };

  // this stores the results in the vector dest
  std::vector<double> dest;
  nth_forward_difference(1, array, array+10, std::back_inserter(dest));

  // output dest
  std::copy(dest.begin(), dest.end(), std::ostream_iterator<double>(std::cout, " "));
  std::cout << std::endl;

  // however, the results can also be output as they are calculated
  nth_forward_difference(2, array, array+10, std::ostream_iterator<double>(std::cout, " "));
  std::cout << std::endl;

  nth_forward_difference(9, array, array+10, std::ostream_iterator<double>(std::cout, " "));
  std::cout << std::endl;

  nth_forward_difference(10, array, array+10, std::ostream_iterator<double>(std::cout, " "));
  std::cout << std::endl;

  nth_forward_difference(0, array, array+10, std::ostream_iterator<double>(std::cout, " "));
  std::cout << std::endl;

  // finally, the results can also be written into the original array
  // (which of course destroys the original content)
  double* end = nth_forward_difference(3, array, array+10, array);

  for (double* p = array; p < end; ++p)
    std::cout << *p << " ";
  std::cout << std::endl;

  return 0;
}


 -43 11 -29 -7 10 23 -50 50 18
 54 -40 22 17 13 -73 100 -32
 -2921

 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73
 -94 62 -5 -4 -86 173 -132

Note the empty line indicating the empty sequence for order 10.

Using Standard Template Library


#include <iostream>
#include <numeric>
// Calculate the Forward Difference of a series if integers showing each order
//
// Nigel Galloway. August 20th., 2012
//
int main() {
    int x[] = {NULL,-43,11,-29,-7,10,23,-50,50,18};
    const int N = sizeof(x) / sizeof(int) - 1;
    for (int ord = 0; ord < N - 1; ord++) {
        std::adjacent_difference(x+1, x + N + 1 - ord, x);
        for (int i = 1; i < N - ord; i++) std::cout << x[i] << ' ';
        std::cout << std::endl;
    }
    return 0;
}


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

Usually one will not want the intermediate results, in which case the following is sufficient:


#include <iostream>
#include <numeric>
// Calculate the Forward Difference of a series if integers
//
// Nigel Galloway. August 20th., 2012
//
int main() {
    int x[] = {NULL,-43,11,-29,-7,10,23,-50,50,18};
    const int N = sizeof(x) / sizeof(int) - 1;
    for (int ord = 0; ord < N - 1; ord++) std::adjacent_difference(x+1, x + N + 1 - ord, x);
    std::cout << x[1] << std::endl;
    return 0;
}


-2921

===Using Pascal's Triangle===


#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
// Calculate the Forward Difference of a series if integers using Pascal's Triangle
// For this example the 9th line of Pascal's Triangle is stored in P.
//
// Nigel Galloway. August 20th., 2012
//
int main() {
    const int P[] = {1,-8,28,-56,70,-56,28,-8,1};
    int x[] = {-43,11,-29,-7,10,23,-50,50,18};
    std::transform(x, x + sizeof(x) / sizeof(int), P, x, std::multiplies<int>());
    std::cout << std::accumulate(x, x + sizeof(x) / sizeof(int), 0) << std::endl;
    return 0;
}


-2921

Clojure

(defn fwd-diff [nums order]
  (nth (iterate #(map - (next %) %) nums) order))

CoffeeScript


forward_difference = (arr, n) ->
  # Find the n-th order forward difference for arr using
  # a straightforward recursive algorithm.
  # Assume arr is integers and n <= arr.length.
  return arr if n == 0
  arr = forward_difference(arr, n-1)
  (arr[i+1] - arr[i] for i in [0...arr.length - 1])

arr = [-1, 0, 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216]
for n in [0..arr.length]
  console.log n, forward_difference arr, n

> coffee forward_difference.coffee
0 [ -1, 0, 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216 ]
1 [ 1, 1, 7, 19, 37, 61, 91 ]
2 [ 0, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 ]
3 [ 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 ]
4 [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
5 [ 0, 0, 0 ]
6 [ 0, 0 ]
7 [ 0 ]
8 []

Common Lisp

(defun forward-difference (list)
  (mapcar #'- (rest list) list))

(defun nth-forward-difference (list n)
  (setf list (copy-list list))
  (loop repeat n do (map-into list #'- (rest list) list))
  (subseq list 0 (- (length list) n)))

D

Basic Version

T[] forwardDifference(T)(in T[] data, in int level) pure nothrow
in {
    assert(level >= 0 && level < data.length);
} body {
    auto result = data.dup;
    foreach (immutable i; 0 .. level)
        foreach (immutable j, ref el; result[0 .. $ - i - 1])
            el = result[j + 1] - el;
    result.length -= level;
    return result;
}

void main() {
    import std.stdio;

    const data = [90.5, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73.5];
    foreach (immutable level; 0 .. data.length)
        forwardDifference(data, level).writeln;
}

[90.5, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73.5]
[-43.5, 11, -29, -7, 10, 23, -50, 50, 18.5]
[54.5, -40, 22, 17, 13, -73, 100, -31.5]
[-94.5, 62, -5, -4, -86, 173, -131.5]
[156.5, -67, 1, -82, 259, -304.5]
[-223.5, 68, -83, 341, -563.5]
[291.5, -151, 424, -904.5]
[-442.5, 575, -1328.5]
[1017.5, -1903.5]
[-2921]

Alternative Version

Same output.

import std.stdio, std.algorithm, std.range, std.array;

auto forwardDifference(Range)(Range d, in int level) pure {
    foreach (immutable _; 0 .. level)
        d = d.zip(d.dropOne).map!(a => a[0] - a[1]).array;
    return d;
}

void main() {
    const data = [90.5, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73.5];
    foreach (immutable level; 0 .. data.length)
        forwardDifference(data, level).writeln;
}

Using Vector Operations

forwardDifference mutates the array in-place (same output):

import std.stdio;

T[] forwardDifference(T)(T[] s, in int n) pure nothrow @nogc {
    foreach (immutable i; 0 .. n)
        s[0 .. $ - i - 1] = s[1 .. $ - i] - s[0 .. $ - i - 1];
    return s[0 .. $ - n];
}
void main() {
    immutable A = [90.5, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73.5];
    foreach (immutable level; 0 .. A.length)
        forwardDifference(A.dup, level).writeln;
}

Short Functional Version

Same output:

void main() {
  import std.stdio, std.range;

  auto D = [90.5, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73.5];
  writefln("%(%s\n%)",
    recurrence!q{ (a[n - 1][0 .. $ - 1] =
                   a[n - 1][1 .. $] -
                   a[n - 1][0 .. $ - 1])[0 .. $] }(D)
    .take(D.length));
}

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);
  }
}


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: []

E

pragma.enable("accumulator")
/** Single step. */
def forwardDifference(seq :List) {
    return accum [] for i in 0..(seq.size() - 2) {
        _.with(seq[i + 1] - seq[i])
    }
}

/** Iterative implementation of the goal. */
def nthForwardDifference1(var seq :List, n :(int >= 0)) {
    for _ in 1..n { seq := forwardDifference(seq) }
    return seq
}

/** Imperative implementation of the goal. */
def nthForwardDifference2(seq :List, n :(int >= 0)) {
  def buf := seq.diverge()
  def finalSize := seq.size() - n
  for lim in (finalSize..!seq.size()).descending() {
    for i in 0..!lim {
      buf[i] := buf[i + 1] - buf[i]
    }
  }
  return buf.run(0, finalSize)
}

? def sampleData := [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]
> for n in 0..10 {
>   def r1 := nthForwardDifference1(sampleData, n)
>   require(r1 == nthForwardDifference2(sampleData, n))
>   println(r1)
> }

EchoLisp

Using the built-in function '''iterate''' which, given a function f and n, returns the function f°f°f....°f .


(define (Δ-1 list)
(for/list ([x (cdr list)] [y list]) (- x y)))

(define (Δ-n n) (iterate Δ-1 n))

((Δ-n 9) '(90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73))
    →  (-2921)

Elixir

defmodule Diff do
  def forward(list,i\\1) do
    forward(list,[],i)
  end

  def forward([_],diffs,1), do: IO.inspect diffs
  def forward([_],diffs,i), do: forward(diffs,[],i-1)
  def forward([val1,val2|vals],diffs,i) do
    forward([val2|vals],diffs++[val2-val1],i)
  end
end

Enum.each(1..9, fn i ->
  Diff.forward([90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73],i)
end)


[-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]

Erlang

-module(forward_difference).
-export([difference/1, difference/2]).

-export([task/0]).
-define(TEST_DATA,[90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]).

difference([X|Xs]) ->
    {Result,_} = lists:mapfoldl(fun (N_2,N_1) -> {N_2 - N_1, N_2} end, X, Xs),
    Result.

difference([],_) -> [];
difference(List,0) -> List;
difference(List,Order) -> difference(difference(List),Order-1).

task() ->
    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.

80> forward_difference:task().
Initial: [90,47,58,29,22,32,55,5,55,73]
  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]
 10: []
ok

Factor

USING: kernel math math.vectors sequences ;
IN: rosetacode

: 1-order ( seq -- seq' )
    [ rest-slice ] keep v- ;

: n-order ( seq n -- seq' )
    dup 0 <=
    [ drop ] [ [ 1-order ] times ] if ;

( scratchpad ) { 90.5 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73.5 } 4 n-order . { 156.5 -67 1 -82 259 -304.5 }

Forth

: forward-difference
  dup 0
  ?do
     swap rot over i 1+ - 0
     ?do dup i cells + dup cell+ @ over @ - swap ! loop
     swap rot
  loop -
;

create a
  90 , 47 , 58 , 29 , 22 , 32 , 55 , 5 , 55 , 73 ,

: test a 10 9 forward-difference bounds ?do i ? loop ;

test

Fortran

MODULE DIFFERENCE
  IMPLICIT NONE

  CONTAINS

  SUBROUTINE Fdiff(a, n)
    INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: a(:), n
    INTEGER :: b(SIZE(a))
    INTEGER :: i, j, arraysize

    b = a
    arraysize = SIZE(b)
    DO i = arraysize-1, arraysize-n, -1
      DO j = 1, i
        b(j) = b(j+1) - b(j)
      END DO
    END DO
    WRITE (*,*) b(1:arraysize-n)
  END SUBROUTINE Fdiff
END MODULE DIFFERENCE

PROGRAM TEST

  USE DIFFERENCE
  IMPLICIT NONE

  INTEGER :: array(10) = (/ 90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73 /)
  INTEGER :: i

  DO i = 1, 9
    CALL Fdiff(array, i)
  END DO

  END PROGRAM TEST


          -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

=={{header|F_Sharp|F#}}== Straightforward recursive solution

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

Go

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    a := []int{90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73}
    fmt.Println(a)
    fmt.Println(fd(a, 9))
}

func fd(a []int, ord int) []int {
    for i := 0; i < ord; i++ {
        for j := 0; j < len(a)-i-1; j++ {
            a[j] = a[j+1] - a[j]
        }
    }
    return a[:len(a)-ord]
}


[90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73]
[-2921]

Haskell

forwardDifference xs = zipWith (-) (tail xs) xs

nthForwardDifference xs n = iterate forwardDifference xs !! n

> take 10 (iterate forwardDifference [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73])
[[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]]

HicEst

REAL :: n=10, list(n)

list = ( 90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73 )
WRITE(Format='i1, (i6)') 0, list

DO i = 1, n-1
  ALIAS(list,1,  diff,n-i) ! rename list(1 ... n-i) with diff
  diff = list($+1) - diff  ! $ is the running left hand array index
  WRITE(Format='i1, (i6)') i, diff
ENDDO

END

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

=={{header|Icon}} and {{header|Unicon}}==

procedure main(A)    # Compute all forward difference orders for argument list
    every order := 1 to (*A-1) do showList(order, fdiff(A, order))
end

procedure fdiff(A, order)
    every 1 to order do {
        every put(B := [], A[i := 2 to *A] - A[i-1])
        A := B
        }
   return A
end

procedure showList(order, L)
    writes(right(order,3),": ")
    every writes(!L," ")
    write()
end


->fdiff 3 1 4 1 5 9 2 6 3
  1: -2 3 -3 4 4 -7 4 -3
  2: 5 -6 7 0 -11 11 -7
  3: -11 13 -7 -11 22 -18
  4: 24 -20 -4 33 -40
  5: -44 16 37 -73
  6: 60 21 -110
  7: -39 -131
  8: -92
->

IDL

Standard IDL library function TS_diff(X,k,[/double]):

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)
    -42.9479     -24.6513      65.8828     -80.8545      37.9326      42.0157     -57.1455     0.000000
print,ts_diff(x,2)
    -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

J

Of the many ways to code this in J, a particularly concise solution is:

fd=: 2&(-~/\)

Alternatively, to reduce the number of J primitives, use:

fd=: }. - }: ^:

(which is also elegant, because the open-ended power conjunction reads like "to the power of anything").

For example:

   list=: 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73   NB.  Some numbers

   1 fd list
_43 11 _29 _7 10 23 _50 50 18

   2 fd list
54 _40 22 17 13 _73 100 _32

J is array oriented, so you can even ask for more than one forward difference at a time (i.e. N can be a list, instead of a single number):

   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
94 _62  5  4  86 _173 132   0   0

   a: fd list                             NB.  All forward differences
  90    47   58   29  22   32  55   5  55 73
  43   _11   29    7 _10  _23  50 _50 _18  0
  54   _40   22   17  13  _73 100 _32   0  0
  94   _62    5    4  86 _173 132   0   0  0
 156   _67    1  _82 259 _305   0   0   0  0
 223   _68   83 _341 564    0   0   0   0  0
 291  _151  424 _905   0    0   0   0   0  0
 442  _575 1329    0   0    0   0   0   0  0
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

Java

import java.util.Arrays;
public class FD {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        double[] a = {90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73};
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(dif(a, 1)));
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(dif(a, 2)));
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(dif(a, 9)));
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(dif(a, 10)));      //let's test
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(dif(a, 11)));
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(dif(a, -1)));
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(dif(a, 0)));
    }

    public static double[] dif(double[] a, int n) {
        if (n < 0)
            return null; // if the programmer was dumb

        for (int i = 0; i < n && a.length > 0; i++) {
            double[] b = new double[a.length - 1];
            for (int j = 0; j < b.length; j++){
                b[j] = a[j+1] - a[j];
            }
            a = b; //"recurse"
        }
        return a;
    }
}

{{out}} [-43.0, 11.0, -29.0, -7.0, 10.0, 23.0, -50.0, 50.0, 18.0] [54.0, -40.0, 22.0, 17.0, 13.0, -73.0, 100.0, -32.0] [-2921.0] [] [] null [90.0, 47.0, 58.0, 29.0, 22.0, 32.0, 55.0, 5.0, 55.0, 73.0]

JavaScript

ES6

(() => {
    'use strict';

    // forwardDifference :: [Int] -> [Int]
    const forwardDifference = (n, xs) => {
        const fd = xs => zipWith((a, b) => 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;
    };


    // GENERIC FUNCTIONS ---------------------------------------

    // 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]));
    };

    // until :: (a -> Bool) -> (a -> a) -> a -> a
    const until = (p, f, x) => {
        const go = x => p(x) ? x : go(f(x));
        return go(x);
    };

    // tail :: [a] -> [a]
    const tail = xs => xs.length ? xs.slice(1) : undefined;


    // TEST ----------------------------------------------------

    // range :: Int -> Int -> [Int]
    const range = (m, n) =>
        Array.from({
            length: Math.floor(n - m) + 1
        }, (_, i) => m + i);

    // show :: a -> String
    const show = x => JSON.stringify(x);

    // Sample
    const test = [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73];

    return range(1, 9)
        .map(x => `${x}    ${show(forwardDifference(x, test))}`)
        .join('\n');
})();

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]

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:
def ndiff(n):
  if n==0 then .
  elif n == 1 then . as $in | [range(1;length) | $in[.] - $in[.-1]]
  else ndiff(1) | ndiff(n-1)
  end;

'''Example''':

def s: [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73];

range(0;12) as $i | (s|ndiff($i))

$ 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]
[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]
[]
[]

Julia

{{works with|Julia|0.6}} Using the built-in diff function, which returns the 1st forward difference:

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))

[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]

K4

fd:1_-':

To compute the ''n''th forward difference, call as:



In order to obtain all intermediate results, call as:

```k4>n fd\</lang


{{out|Examples}}

```txt
  fd 1 2 4 7 11 16
1 2 3 4 5
  2 fd/1 2 4 7 11 16
1 1 1 1
  3 fd\1 2 4 7 11 16
(1 2 4 7 11 16;1 2 3 4 5;1 1 1 1;0 0 0)

Kotlin

// version 1.1.2

fun forwardDifference(ia: IntArray, order: Int): IntArray {
    if (order < 0) throw IllegalArgumentException("Order must be non-negative")
    if (order == 0) return ia
    val size = ia.size
    if (size == 0) return ia  // same empty array
    if (order >= size) return intArrayOf()  // new empty array
    var old = ia
    var new = old
    var count = order
    while (count-- >= 1) {
       new = IntArray(old.size - 1)
       for (i in 0 until new.size) new[i] = old[i + 1] - old[i]
       old = new
    }
    return new
}

fun printArray(ia: IntArray) {
    print("[")
    for (i in 0 until ia.size) {
        print("%5d".format(ia[i]))
        if (i < ia .size - 1) print(", ")
    }
    println("]")
}

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    val ia = intArrayOf(90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73)
    for (order in 0..ia.size) {
        val fd = forwardDifference(ia, order)
        print("%2d".format(order) + ":  ")
        printArray(fd)
    }
}


 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]
10:  []

Lasso

#!/usr/bin/lasso9

define forwardDiff(values, order::integer=1) => {
  !#order ? return #values->asArray
  local(result = array)
  iterate(#values) => {
    loop_count < #values->size ?
      #result->insert(#values->get(loop_count+1) - #values->get(loop_count))
  }
  #order > 1 ? #result = forwardDiff(#result, #order-1)
  return #result
}

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))

0: array(90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73)
1: array(-43, 11, -29, -7, 10, 23, -50, 50, 18)
2: array(54, -40, 22, 17, 13, -73, 100, -32)
3: array(-94, 62, -5, -4, -86, 173, -132)
4: array(156, -67, 1, -82, 259, -305)
5: array(-223, 68, -83, 341, -564)
6: array(291, -151, 424, -905)
7: array(-442, 575, -1329)
8: array(1017, -1904)
9: array(-2921)

Logo

to fwd.diff :l
  if empty? :l [output []]
  if empty? bf :l [output []]
  output fput (first bf :l)-(first :l) fwd.diff bf :l
end
to nth.fwd.diff :n :l
  if :n = 0 [output :l]
  output nth.fwd.diff :n-1 fwd.diff :l
end

show nth.fwd.diff 9 [90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73]
[-2921]

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}))

M2000 Interpreter

Function Diff(a()) get an array by value (a shallow copy)


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

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

=={{header|Mathematica}} / {{header|Wolfram Language}}== Built-in function: ```Mathematica i={3,5,12,1,6,19,6,2,4,9}; Differences[i] ``` {{out|gives back}} ```Mathematica {2, 7, -11, 5, 13, -13, -4, 2, 5} ``` The n^th difference can be done as follows: ```Mathematica i={3,5,12,1,6,19,6,2,4,9}; Differences[i,n] ``` =={{header|MATLAB}} / {{header|Octave}}== This is a built-in function. X is the list of numbers, n is the order of the forward difference. ```MATLAB Y = diff(X,n); ``` {{out}} 1st order forward difference. ```txt diff([1 2 3 4 5]) ans = 1 1 1 1 ``` ## Maxima ```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); ``` ## NetRexx ```NetRexx /* NetRexx************************************************************* * Forward differences * 18.08.2012 Walter Pachl derived from Rexx **********************************************************************/ Loop n=-1 To 11 differences('90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73',n) End method differences(a,n) public static --arr=Rexx[11] -- array must be declared (zero based) arr='' -- alternative: indexed string m=a.words Select When n<0 Then Say 'n is negative:' n '<' 0 When n>m Then Say 'n is too large:' n '>' m Otherwise Do Loop i=1 To m arr[i]=a.word(i) End Loop i = 1 to n t = arr[i] Loop j = i+1 to m u = arr[j] arr[j] = arr[j]-t t = u end end ol='' Loop i=n+1 to m ol=ol arr[i] End Say n ol End End ``` Output is the same as for Rexx ## Nial Define forward difference for order 1 ```nial fd is - [rest, front] ``` {{out}} forward difference of 4th order ```nial b := 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73 4 fold fd b = 156 -67 1 -82 259 -305 ``` ## Nim ```nim proc dif(s): seq[int] = result = newSeq[int](s.len-1) for i, x in s[1..s.high]: result[i] = x - s[i] proc difn(s, n): 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) ``` {{out}} ```txt @[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] ``` ## Objeck {{trans|Java}} ```objeck bundle Default { class Test { function : Main(args : String[]) ~ Nil { a := [90.0, 47.0, 58.0, 29.0, 22.0, 32.0, 55.0, 5.0, 55.0, 73.0]; Print(Diff(a, 1)); Print(Diff(a, 2)); Print(Diff(a, 9)); } function : Print(a : Float[]) ~ Nil { if(a <> Nil) { '['->Print(); each(i : a) { a[i]->Print(); ','->Print(); }; ']'->PrintLine(); }; } function : Diff(a : Float[], n : Int) ~ Float[] { if (n < 0) { return Nil; }; for(i := 0; i < n & a->Size() > 0; i += 1;) { b := Float->New[a->Size() - 1]; for(j := 0; j < b->Size(); j += 1;){ b[j] := a[j+1] - a[j]; }; a := b; }; return a; } } } ``` ## OCaml ```ocaml let rec forward_difference = function a :: (b :: _ as xs) -> b - a :: forward_difference xs | _ -> [] let rec nth_forward_difference n xs = if n = 0 then xs else nth_forward_difference (pred n) (forward_difference xs) ``` {{out}} ```txt # nth_forward_difference 9 [90; 47; 58; 29; 22; 32; 55; 5; 55; 73];; - : int list = [-2921] ``` ## Oforth ```Oforth : forwardDiff(l) l right(l size 1 -) l zipWith(#-) ; : forwardDiffN(n, l) l #[ forwardDiff dup println ] times(n) ; ``` {{out}} ```txt 10 [ 90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73] forwardDiffN [-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] [] ``` ## PARI/GP ```parigp fd(v)=vector(#v-1,i,v[i+1]-v[i]); ``` ## Pascal ```pascal Program ForwardDifferenceDemo(output); procedure fowardDifference(list: array of integer); var b: array of integer; i, newlength: integer; begin newlength := length(list) - 1; if newlength > 0 then begin setlength(b, newlength); for i := low(b) to high(b) do begin b[i] := list[i+1] - list[i]; write (b[i]:6); end; writeln; fowardDifference(b); end; end; var a: array [1..10] of integer = (90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73); begin fowardDifference(a); end. ``` {{out}} ```txt :> ./ForwardDifference -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 ``` ## Perl ```perl sub dif { my @s = @_; map { $s[$_+1] - $s[$_] } 0 .. $#s-1 } @a = qw<90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73>; while (@a) { printf('%6d', $_) for @a = dif @a; print "\n" } ``` {{out}} ```txt -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 ``` ## Perl 6 {{works with|Rakudo Star|2010-07}}

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. ```perl6 sub dif(@array [$, *@tail]) { @tail Z- @array } sub difn($array, $n) { ($array, &dif ... *)[$n] } ``` ## Phix ```Phix function fwd_diff_n(sequence s, integer order) if order>=length(s) then ?9/0 end if for i=1 to order do for j=1 to length(s)-1 do s[j] = s[j+1]-s[j] end for s = s[1..-2] end for return s end function constant s = {90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73} for i=1 to 9 do ?fwd_diff_n(s,i) end for ``` {{out}} ```txt {-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} ``` ## PHP ```php rand()->int()); $this->spec(forwardDiff($expected))->shouldEqual(array()); } function _should_give_diff_of_two_elem_as_single_elem() { $twoNums = array($this->rand()->int(), $this->rand()->int()); $expected = array($twoNums[1] - $twoNums[0]); $this->spec(forwardDiff($twoNums))->shouldEqual($expected); } function _should_compute_correct_forward_diff_for_longer_arrays() { $diffInput = array(10, 2, 9, 6, 5); $expected = array(-8, 7, -3, -1); $this->spec(forwardDiff($diffInput))->shouldEqual($expected); } function _should_apply_more_than_once_if_specified() { $diffInput = array(4, 6, 9, 3, 4); $expectedAfter1 = array(2, 3, -6, 1); $expectedAfter2 = array(1, -9, 7); $this->spec(forwardDiff($diffInput, 1))->shouldEqual($expectedAfter1); $this->spec(forwardDiff($diffInput, 2))->shouldEqual($expectedAfter2); } function _should_return_array_unaltered_if_no_times() { $this->spec(forwardDiff($expected = array(1,2,3), 0))->shouldEqual($expected); } } ``` ## PicoLisp ```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) ) ``` {{out}} ```txt (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) ``` ## PL/I ```PL/I /* Forward differences. */ /* 23 April 2010 */ differences: procedure options (main); declare a(10) fixed(10) static initial (7, 3, 9, 250, 300, 4, 68, 72, 154, 601); declare (i, j, m, n, t, u) fixed binary; m = hbound(a,1); get (n); if n > m then signal error; put skip edit (a) (F(7)); do i = 1 to n; t = a(i); do j = i+1 to m; u = a(j); a(j) = a(j) - t; t = u; end; put skip edit (a) (F(7)); end; put skip edit ((a(i) do i = n+1 to m)) (F(9)); end differences; ``` ## Pop11 ```pop11 define forward_difference(l); lvars res = [], prev, el; if l = [] then return([]); endif; front(l) -> prev; for el in back(l) do cons(el - prev, res) -> res; el -> prev; endfor; rev(res); enddefine; define nth_difference(l, n); lvars res = l, i; for i from 1 to n do forward_difference(res) -> res; endfor; res; enddefine; ``` ## PowerShell $\Delta^n [f](x)= \sum_{k=0}^n \left ({\prod_{i=1}^k \frac{n-k+i}{i}}\right ) (-1)^{n-k} f(x+k)$ ```PowerShell function Forward-Difference( [UInt64] $n, [Array] $f ) { $flen = $f.length if( $flen -gt [Math]::Max( 1, $n ) ) { 0..( $flen - $n - 1 ) | ForEach-Object { $l=0; for( $k = 0; $k -le $n; $k++ ) { $j = 1 for( $i = 1; $i -le $k; $i++ ) { $j *= ( ( $n - $k + $i ) / $i ) } $l += $j * ( 1 - 2 * ( ( $n - $k ) % 2 ) ) * $f[ $_ + $k ] } $l } } } Forward-Difference 2 1,2,4,5 ``` ## PureBasic ```PureBasic Procedure forward_difference(List a()) If ListSize(a()) <= 1 ClearList(a()): ProcedureReturn EndIf Protected NewList b() CopyList(a(), b()) LastElement(a()): DeleteElement(a()) SelectElement(b(), 1) ForEach a() a() - b(): NextElement(b()) Next EndProcedure Procedure nth_difference(List a(), List b(), n) Protected i CopyList(a(), b()) For i = 1 To n forward_difference(b()) Next EndProcedure Procedure.s display(List a()) Protected output.s ForEach a() output + Str(a()) + "," Next ProcedureReturn RTrim(output,",") EndProcedure DataSection ;list data Data.i 10 ;element count Data.i 90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73 EndDataSection ;create and fill list Define i NewList a() Read.i i While i > 0 AddElement(a()): Read.i a(): i - 1 Wend If OpenConsole() NewList b() For i = 1 To 10 nth_difference(a(), b(), i) PrintN(Str(i) + " [" + display(b()) + "]") Next Print(#CRLF$ + #CRLF$ + "Press ENTER to exit"): Input() CloseConsole() EndIf ``` {{out}} ```txt 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] 10 [] ``` ## Python ```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 >>> s = [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73] >>> difn(s, 0) [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73] >>> difn(s, 1) [-43, 11, -29, -7, 10, 23, -50, 50, 18] >>> difn(s, 2) [54, -40, 22, 17, 13, -73, 100, -32] >>> from pprint import pprint >>> pprint( [difn(s, i) for i in xrange(10)] ) [[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]] ``` ## R ```R forwarddif <- function(a, n) { if ( n == 1 ) a[2:length(a)] - a[1:length(a)-1] else { r <- forwarddif(a, 1) forwarddif(r, n-1) } } fdiff <- function(a, n) { r <- a for(i in 1:n) { r <- r[2:length(r)] - r[1:length(r)-1] } r } v <- c(90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73) print(forwarddif(v, 9)) print(fdiff(v, 9)) ``` ## Racket ```Racket #lang racket (define (forward-difference list) (for/list ([x (cdr list)] [y list]) (- x y))) (define (nth-forward-difference n list) (for/fold ([list list]) ([n n]) (forward-difference list))) (nth-forward-difference 9 '(90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73)) ;; -> '(-2921) ``` ## REXX ### no error checking The REXX version uses the same (input) numbers (for the default) as the '''Ada''' example. This version allows a specification of the list of numbers and/or which ''order'' to process. ```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 */ if e=='' then e=90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73 /*Not specified? Then use the default.*/ #=words(e) /*# is the number of elements in list.*/ /* [↓] assign list numbers to @ array.*/ do i=1 for #; @.i=word(e, i)/1; end /*i*/ /*process each number one at a time. */ /* [↓] process the optional order. */ if N=='' then parse value 0 # # with bot top N /*define the default order range. */ else parse var N bot 1 top /*Not specified? Then use only 1 order*/ say right(# 'numbers:', 44) e /*display the header title and ··· */ say left('', 44)copies('─', length(e)+2) /* " " " fence. */ /* [↓] where da rubber meets da road. */ do o=bot to top; do r=1 for #; !.r=@.r; end /*r*/; $= do j=1 for o; d=!.j; do k=j+1 to #; parse value !.k !.k-d with d !.k; end /*k*/ end /*j*/ do i=o+1 to #; $=$ !.i/1; end /*i*/ if $=='' then $=' [null]' say right(o, 7)th(o)'─order forward difference vector =' $ end /*o*/ 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)) ``` '''output''' when using the default input: ```txt 10 numbers: 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73 ────────────────────────────── 0th-order forward difference vector = 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73 1st-order forward difference vector = -43 11 -29 -7 10 23 -50 50 18 2nd-order forward difference vector = 54 -40 22 17 13 -73 100 -32 3rd-order forward difference vector = -94 62 -5 -4 -86 173 -132 4th-order forward difference vector = 156 -67 1 -82 259 -305 5th-order forward difference vector = -223 68 -83 341 -564 6th-order forward difference vector = 291 -151 424 -905 7th-order forward difference vector = -442 575 -1329 8th-order forward difference vector = 1017 -1904 9th-order forward difference vector = -2921 10th-order forward difference vector = [null] ``` '''output''' when the '''Tcl''''s input was used: 90.5 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73.5 ```txt 10 numbers: 90.5 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73.5 ────────────────────────────────── 0th-order forward difference vector = 90.5 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73.5 1st-order forward difference vector = -43.5 11 -29 -7 10 23 -50 50 18.5 2nd-order forward difference vector = 54.5 -40 22 17 13 -73 100 -31.5 3rd-order forward difference vector = -94.5 62 -5 -4 -86 173 -131.5 4th-order forward difference vector = 156.5 -67 1 -82 259 -304.5 5th-order forward difference vector = -223.5 68 -83 341 -563.5 6th-order forward difference vector = 291.5 -151 424 -904.5 7th-order forward difference vector = -442.5 575 -1328.5 8th-order forward difference vector = 1017.5 -1903.5 9th-order forward difference vector = -2921 10th-order forward difference vector = [null] ``` ### with error checking ```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 */ if e=='' then e=90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73 /*Not specified? Then use the default.*/ #=words(e) /*# is the number of elements in list.*/ /* [↓] verify list items are numeric. */ do i=1 for #; _=word(e, i) /*process each number one at a time. */ if \datatype(_, 'N') then call ser _ "isn't a valid number"; @.i=_/1 end /*i*/ /* [↑] removes superfluous stuff. */ /* [↓] process the optional order. */ if N=='' then parse value 0 # # with bot top N /*define the default order range. */ else parse var N bot 1 top /*Not specified? Then use only 1 order*/ if #==0 then call ser "no numbers were specified." if N<0 then call ser N "(order) can't be negative." if N># then call ser N "(order) can't be greater than" # say right(# 'numbers:', 44) e /*display the header (title) and ··· */ say left('', 44)copies('─', length(e)+2) /*display the header fence. */ /* [↓] where da rubber meets da road. */ do o=bot to top; do r=1 for #; !.r=@.r; end /*r*/; $= do j=1 for o; d=!.j; do k=j+1 to #; parse value !.k !.k-d with d !.k; end /*k*/ end /*j*/ do i=o+1 to #; $=$ !.i/1; end /*i*/ if $=='' then $=' [null]' say right(o, 7)th(o)'─order forward difference vector =' $ end /*o*/ exit /*stick a fork in it, we're all done. */ /*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/ 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)) ``` '''output''' is the same as the REXX entry above. ### with output alignment ```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 */ if e=='' then e=90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73 /*Not specified? Then use the default.*/ #=words(e); w=5 /*# is the number of elements in list.*/ /* [↓] verify list items are numeric. */ do i=1 for #; _=word(e, i) /*process each number one at a time. */ if \datatype(_, 'N') then call ser _ "isn't a valid number"; @.i=_/1 w=max(w, length(@.i)) /*use the maximum length of an element.*/ end /*i*/ /* [↑] removes superfluous stuff. */ /* [↓] process the optional order. */ if N=='' then parse value 0 # # with bot top N /*define the default order range. */ else parse var N bot 1 top /*Not specified? Then use only 1 order*/ if #==0 then call ser "no numbers were specified." if N<0 then call ser N "(order) can't be negative." if N># then call ser N "(order) can't be greater than" # _=; do k=1 for #; _=_ right(@.k, w); end /*k*/; _=substr(_, 2) say right(# 'numbers:', 44) _ /*display the header title and ··· */ say left('', 44)copies('─', w*#+#) /* " " " fence. */ /* [↓] where da rubber meets da road. */ do o=bot to top; do r=1 for #; !.r=@.r; end /*r*/; $= do j=1 for o; d=!.j; do k=j+1 to #; parse value !.k !.k-d with d !.k w=max(w, length(!.k)) end /*k*/ end /*j*/ do i=o+1 to #; $=$ right(!.i/1, w); end /*i*/ if $=='' then $=' [null]' say right(o, 7)th(o)'─order forward difference vector =' $ end /*o*/ exit /*stick a fork in it, we're all done. */ /*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/ 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)) ``` '''output''' when using the default input: ```txt 10 numbers: 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 0th─order forward difference vector = 90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73 1st─order forward difference vector = -43 11 -29 -7 10 23 -50 50 18 2nd─order forward difference vector = 54 -40 22 17 13 -73 100 -32 3rd─order forward difference vector = -94 62 -5 -4 -86 173 -132 4th─order forward difference vector = 156 -67 1 -82 259 -305 5th─order forward difference vector = -223 68 -83 341 -564 6th─order forward difference vector = 291 -151 424 -905 7th─order forward difference vector = -442 575 -1329 8th─order forward difference vector = 1017 -1904 9th─order forward difference vector = -2921 10th─order forward difference vector = [null] ``` ### Version 2 ```rexx /* REXX *************************************************************** * Forward differences * 18.08.2012 Walter Pachl derived from PL/I **********************************************************************/ Do n=-1 To 11 Call differences '90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73',n End Exit differences: Procedure Parse Arg a,n m=words(a) Select When n<0 Then Say 'n is negative:' n '<' 0 When n>m Then Say 'n is too large:' n '>' m Otherwise Do Do i=1 By 1 while a<>'' Parse Var a a.i a End Do i = 1 to n; t = a.i; Do j = i+1 to m; u = a.j a.j = a.j-t; t = u; end; end; ol='' Do k=n+1 to m ol=ol a.k End Say n ol End End Return ``` {{out}} for Java's input ```txt n is negative: -1 < 0 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 10 n is too large: 11 > 10 ``` ## Ring ```ring # Project : Forward difference s = [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73] for p = 1 to 9 s = fwddiff(s) showarray(s) next func fwddiff(s) for j=1 to len(s)-1 s[j] = s[j+1]-s[j] next n = len(s) del(s, n) return s func showarray(vect) see "{" svect = "" for n = 1 to len(vect) svect = svect + vect[n] + ", " next svect = left(svect, len(svect) - 2) see svect see "}" + nl ``` Output: ```txt {-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} ``` ## Ruby This code uses new features from Ruby 1.8.7: * Enumerable#each_cons is a new method. * Integer#times, without a block, returns an enumerator. {{works with|Ruby|1.8.7}} ```ruby def dif(s) s.each_cons(2).collect { |x, y| y - x } end def difn(s, n) n.times.inject(s) { |s, | dif(s) } end ``` {{out|Example usage}} ```ruby p dif([1, 23, 45, 678]) # => [22, 22, 633] p difn([1, 23, 45, 678], 2) # => [0, 611] ``` ## Scala ```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)) ``` {{out|Example}} ```scala val l=List(90,47,58,29,22,32,55,5,55,73) (1 to 9)foreach(x=>println(fdiffn(x,l))) ``` {{out}} ```txt List(-43, 11, -29, -7, 10, 23, -50, 50, 18) List(54, -40, 22, 17, 13, -73, 100, -32) List(-94, 62, -5, -4, -86, 173, -132) List(156, -67, 1, -82, 259, -305) List(-223, 68, -83, 341, -564) List(291, -151, 424, -905) List(-442, 575, -1329) List(1017, -1904) List(-2921) ``` ## Scheme ```scheme (define (forward-diff lst) (if (or (null? lst) (null? (cdr lst))) '() (cons (- (cadr lst) (car lst)) (forward-diff (cdr lst))))) (define (nth-forward-diff n xs) (if (= n 0) xs (nth-forward-diff (- n 1) (forward-diff xs)))) ``` {{out}} ```txt > (nth-forward-diff 9 '(90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73)) (-2921) ``` ## Seed7 ```seed7 $ include "seed7_05.s7i"; const func array integer: forwardDifference (in array integer: data) is func result var array integer: diffResult is 0 times 0; local var integer: index is 0; begin for index range 1 to pred(length(data)) do diffResult &:= -data[index] + data[succ(index)]; end for; end func; const proc: main is func local var array integer: data is [] (90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73); var integer: level is 0; var integer: number is 0; var boolean: firstElement is TRUE; begin for level range 0 to length(data) do firstElement := TRUE; for number range data do if not firstElement then write(", "); end if; firstElement := FALSE; write(number); end for; writeln; data := forwardDifference(data); end for; end func; ``` {{out}} ```txt 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 ``` ## SequenceL Solution that keeps track of intermediate values: ```sequenceL forwardDifference(x(1), n) := forwardDifferenceHelper(x, n, [x]); forwardDifferenceHelper(x(1), n, result(2)) := let difference := tail(x) - x[1 ... size(x) - 1]; in result when n = 0 or size(x) = 1 else forwardDifferenceHelper(difference, n - 1, result ++ [difference]); ``` If no intermediate values are needed, the following is sufficient: ```sequenceL forwardDifference(x(1),n) := x when n = 0 or size(x) = 1 else forwardDifference(tail(x) - x[1 ... size(x) - 1], n - 1); ``` ## Sidef ```ruby func dif(arr) { gather { for i (0 ..^ arr.end) { take(arr[i+1] - arr[i]) } } } func difn(n, arr) { { arr = dif(arr) } * n arr } say dif([1, 23, 45, 678]) # => [22, 22, 633] say difn(2, [1, 23, 45, 678]) # => [0, 611] ``` ## Slate ```slate s@(Sequence traits) forwardDifference [ s allButFirst with: s allButLast collect: #- `er ]. s@(Sequence traits) forwardDifference "Without creating two intermediate throwaway Sequences." [ result ::= s allButFirst. result doWithIndex: [| :nextValue :index | result at: index infect: [| :oldValue | oldValue - (s at: index)]. result ]. s@(Sequence traits) forwardDifference: n [ (0 below: n) inject: s into: [| :seq :_ | seq forwardDifference] ]. ``` {{out|Usage}} ```slate #data := ##(90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73). data keysDo: [| :index | inform: (data forwardDifference: index) printString]. ``` ## Smalltalk {{works with|GNU Smalltalk}} ```smalltalk Array extend [ difference [ ^self allButFirst with: self allButLast collect: [ :a :b | a - b ] ] nthOrderDifference: n [ ^(1 to: n) inject: self into: [ :old :unused | old difference ] ] ] s := #(90 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73) 1 to: s size - 1 do: [ :i | (s nthOrderDifference: i) printNl ] ``` ## SQL {{works with|SQLite|3.13.0}} ```sql WITH RECURSIVE T0 (N, ITEM, LIST, NEW_LIST) AS ( SELECT 1, NULL, '90,47,58,29,22,32,55,5,55,73' || ',', NULL UNION ALL SELECT CASE WHEN SUBSTR(LIST, INSTR(LIST, ',') + 1, LENGTH(LIST)) = '' THEN N + 1 ELSE N END, CASE WHEN SUBSTR(LIST, INSTR(LIST, ',') + 1, LENGTH(LIST)) <> '' THEN SUBSTR(LIST, 1, INSTR(LIST, ',') - 1) ELSE NULL END, CASE WHEN SUBSTR(LIST, INSTR(LIST, ',') + 1, LENGTH(LIST)) = '' THEN IFNULL(NEW_LIST || (SUBSTR(LIST, 1, INSTR(LIST, ',') - 1) - ITEM) || ',', '') ELSE SUBSTR(LIST, INSTR(LIST, ',') + 1, LENGTH(LIST)) END, CASE WHEN SUBSTR(LIST, INSTR(LIST, ',') + 1, LENGTH(LIST)) <> '' THEN IFNULL(NEW_LIST, '') || IFNULL((SUBSTR(LIST, 1, INSTR(LIST, ',') - 1) - ITEM) || ',', '') ELSE NULL END FROM T0 WHERE INSTR(LIST, ',') > 0 ) SELECT N, TRIM(LIST, ',') LIST FROM T0 WHERE NEW_LIST IS NULL AND LIST <> '' ORDER BY N; ``` ## Standard ML ```sml fun forward_difference xs = ListPair.map op- (tl xs, xs) fun nth_forward_difference n xs = if n = 0 then xs else nth_forward_difference (n-1) (forward_difference xs) ``` {{out}} ```txt - nth_forward_difference 9 [90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73]; val it = [~2921] : int list ``` ## Stata It's possible to implement differences using row indices. For instance, first forward differences of a variable x can be defined by: ```stata gen y=x[_n+1]-x[_n] ``` 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. ```stata * First create a dataset clear all set obs 100 gen i=_n tsset i gen x=rnormal() * Differences display "Difference order?" _request(k) gen y=D${k}F${k}.x ``` ## Swift ```swift>func forwardsDifference [T] { return zip(arr.dropFirst(), arr).map({ $0.0 - $0.1 }) } func nthForwardsDifference(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) } ``` {{out}} ```txt [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] ``` ## Tcl ```tcl proc do_fwd_diff {list} { set previous [lindex $list 0] set new [list] foreach current [lrange $list 1 end] { lappend new [expr {$current - $previous}] set previous $current } return $new } proc fwd_diff {list order} { while {$order >= 1} { set list [do_fwd_diff $list] incr order -1 } return $list } set a {90.5 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73.5} for {set order 0} {$order <= 10} {incr order} { puts [format "%d\t%s" $order [fwd_diff $a $order]] } ``` {{out}} ```txt 0 90.5 47 58 29 22 32 55 5 55 73.5 1 -43.5 11 -29 -7 10 23 -50 50 18.5 2 54.5 -40 22 17 13 -73 100 -31.5 3 -94.5 62 -5 -4 -86 173 -131.5 4 156.5 -67 1 -82 259 -304.5 5 -223.5 68 -83 341 -563.5 6 291.5 -151 424 -904.5 7 -442.5 575 -1328.5 8 1017.5 -1903.5 9 -2921.0 10 ``` ## Ursala This function doesn't need to be defined because it's in a library already, but it could be defined like this: ```Ursala #import std #import nat #import flo nth_diff "n" = rep"n" minus*typ ``` test program: ```Ursala test_data = <90.,47.,58.,29.,22.,32.,55.,5.,55.,73.> #show+ examples = printf/*=*' %0.0f' < nth_diff6 test_data, nth_diff7 test_data> ``` {{out}} ```txt 291 -151 424 -905 -442 575 -1329 ``` ## Visual Basic .NET {{works with|Visual Basic .NET|2008+}} ```vbnet Module ForwardDifference Sub Main() Dim lNum As New List(Of Integer)(New Integer() {90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73}) For i As UInteger = 0 To 9 Console.WriteLine(String.Join(" ", (From n In Difference(i, lNum) Select String.Format("{0,5}", n)).ToArray())) Next Console.ReadKey() End Sub Private Function Difference(ByVal Level As UInteger, ByVal Numbers As List(Of Integer)) As List(Of Integer) If Level >= Numbers.Count Then Throw New ArgumentOutOfRangeException("Level", "Level must be less than number of items in Numbers") For i As Integer = 1 To Level Numbers = (From n In Enumerable.Range(0, Numbers.Count - 1) _ Select Numbers(n + 1) - Numbers(n)).ToList() Next Return Numbers End Function End Module ``` {{out}} ```txt 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 ``` ## Visual FoxPro ```vfp #DEFINE CTAB CHR(9) LOCAL lcList As String, i As Integer, n As Integer n = 10 LOCAL ARRAY aa[n] CLEAR lcList = "90,47,58,29,22,32,55,5,55,73" FOR i = 1 TO n aa[i] = VAL(GETWORDNUM(lcList, i, ",")) ENDFOR ShowOutput("Original", @aa) k = n - 1 FOR i = 1 TO n - 1 ForwardDiff(@aa) ShowOutput("Difference " + TRANSFORM(i), @aa) ENDFOR PROCEDURE ForwardDiff(a) LOCAL i As Integer, n As Integer n = ALEN(a) LOCAL ARRAY b[n-1] FOR i = 1 TO n - 1 b[i] = a[i+1] - a[i] ENDFOR DIMENSION a[n-1] ACOPY(b, a) ENDPROC PROCEDURE ShowOutput(lcLabel, zz) LOCAL i As Integer, n As Integer, lcTxt As String n = ALEN(zz) lcTxt = lcLabel + ":" + CTAB FOR i = 1 TO n lcTxt = lcTxt + TRANSFORM(zz[i]) + CTAB ENDFOR lcTxt = LEFT(lcTxt, LEN(lcTxt) - 1) ? lcTxt ENDPROC ``` {{out}} ```txt 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 ``` ## zkl {{trans|Scheme}} ```zkl fcn forwardDiff(lst){ if(lst.len()<2) return(T); return(T(lst[1]-lst[0]).extend(forwardDiff(lst[1,*]))) } fcn nthForwardDiff(n,xs){ if(n==0) return(xs); return(nthForwardDiff(n-1,forwardDiff(xs))) // tail recursion } ``` ```zkl nthForwardDiff(9,T(90, 47, 58, 29, 22, 32, 55, 5, 55, 73)).println(); ``` {{out}} ```txt L(-2921) ``` ## ZX Spectrum Basic ```zxbasic 10 DATA 9,0,1,2,4,7,4,2,1,0 20 LET p=1 30 READ n: DIM b(n) 40 FOR i=1 TO n 50 READ b(i) 60 NEXT i 70 FOR j=1 TO p 80 FOR i=1 TO n-j 90 LET b(i)=b(i+1)-b(i) 100 NEXT i 110 NEXT j 120 FOR i=1 TO n-p 130 PRINT b(i);" "; 140 NEXT i ```