 ##  [Van Der Corput Method](/van-der-corput-method) 

  ##  [Van Der Corput Method](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/van-der-corput-method-0) 

  
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**Pure Mathematics Dictionary**

 
Definition

An iterative differencing technique for reducing and obtaining upper bounds for one-dimensional exponential sums by replacing a sum with sums of finite differences and applying mean-square or higher-moment estimates.