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nth term — OCR Mathematics Definition | GradeGen.AI

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nth term

GCSEOCRJ560

nth term

Key term for OCR GCSE Mathematics, used in Sequences.

Definition

An algebraic expression, often written as $an + b$ , used to calculate the value of a term based on its position $n$ .

Exam Context

nth term appears in OCR GCSE Mathematics revision content for Algebra, especially Sequences and Sequence Generation.

Algebra Sequences Sequence Generation

Found in Revision Notes

Algebra

Generating Sequences and Linear Rules

Sequences • Sequence Generation

Related Key Terms

Arithmetic progression Common difference Common ratio Fibonacci-type sequence

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Geometric sequence

Linear sequence

Position-to-term rule