central_diff.m
Calculates numeric gradient using second-order difference formula for unevenly spaced data
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Cite As
Robert Canfield (2026). central_diff.m (https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/12-central_diff-m), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired: central_diff2(y,deltat,d,a), DGradient
General Information
- Version 2.0.0 (4.89 KB)
MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
| Version | Published | Release Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0.0 | Second-order accurate forward and backward difference formulae are used now at the left and right ends, instead of first-order forward/backward differences at the ends. Logical operators & and | were replaced with && and ||, respectively. |
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| 1.0.0 |
