Finite difference - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_differenceIn an analogous way, one can obtain finite difference approximations to higher order derivatives and differential operators. For example, by using the above central difference formula for f ′(x + h/2) and f ′(x − h/2) and applying a central difference formula for the derivative of f ′ at x, we obtain the central difference approximation of the second derivative of f: Second-order central