In geometric sequences, ... (or arithmetic) sequence increases or decreases by the same number each time, whereas non-linear sequences have different patterns between the numbers.

Top image: Cycles of sunspots for the last 400 years as an example data set to apply statistical interpretations to. (Credit: Robert A. Rohde, CC BY-SA 3.0) ...

Arithmetic dynamics is an interdisciplinary field that investigates the behaviour of dynamical systems defined by rational maps on algebraic varieties, often over number fields. At its core, the ...