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Boundedness character of a class of difference equations. (English) Zbl 1162.39011
A class of nonlinear difference equations with positive coefficients is considered. Sufficient conditions are given for the boundedness and unboundedness of positive solutions.

##### MSC:
 39A22 Growth, boundedness, comparison of solutions to difference equations 39A20 Multiplicative and other generalized difference equations, e.g., of Lyness type 39A12 Discrete version of topics in analysis
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