## OUTPUTS:
##
## * ``dd`` - The divided difference f[xs(1), xs(2),...]
- ##
+ ##
order = length(xs) - 1;
if (order < 0)
## Our base case.
dd = f(xs(1))
else
- ## Order >= 1, recurse.
-
- ## f[x0,...,x_n-1]
- f0 = divided_difference(f, xs(1:end-1));
- ## f[x1,...,x_n]
- f1 = divided_difference(f, xs(2:end));
-
- # http://mathworld.wolfram.com/DividedDifference.html
- dd = (f0 - f1)/(xs(1) - xs(end));
+ ## Order >= 1.
+ cs = divided_difference_coefficients(xs)
+ dd = dot(cs, f(xs));
end
end