| Subject | English | Japanese |
| phys. | calculus of finite difference | 差分法 (sabunhō) |
| phys. | finite difference | 有限差 (ゆうげんさ) |
| gen. | finite difference | 差分 (sabun) |
| tech. | finite difference method | 差分法 (sabunhō) |
| gen. | finite difference method | 差分法 (FDM, sabunhō) |
| gen. | finite difference method | 有限差分法 (FDM, ゆうげん・さぶんほう) |