On a class of integer-valued functions (Q5903123)

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On a class of integer-valued functions
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3952848

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    On a class of integer-valued functions (English)
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    1987
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    We investigate functions \(f: \mathbb{Z}\to \mathbb{Z}\) such that \(x-y\) divides \(f(x)-f(y)\) for all pairs of distinct integers \(x,y\). Among other things we show that \(f\) is either a polynomial or exceeds a certain exponential infinitely often.
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    integer-valued functions
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    divisibility
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