<p>No. A continous variable ($y_t$) can be indexed by a discrete variable ($t $).</p>

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<p>In difference equations, the time variable $t$ can only take integer values. Does this imply that the variable $y_t$ must be considered a discrete variable?   </p>

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Integer values in difference equations
Herman Landsman
# Integer values in difference equations

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-13)

In difference equations, the time variable $t$ can only take integer values. Does this imply that the variable $y\_t$ must be considered a discrete variable?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-04-13. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

No. A continous variable ($y\_t$) can be indexed by a discrete variable ($t $).


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