Definition:Increment/Functional

Definition
Let $S$ be a set of mappings.

Let $y, h: \R \to \R$ be real functions.

Let $J \sqbrk y: S \to \R$ be a functional defined on a normed vector space.

Consider the following difference:


 * $ \Delta J \sqbrk {y; h} = J \sqbrk {y + h} - J \sqbrk y$

Then $\Delta J \sqbrk {y; h}$ is known as the increment of the functional $J$.

Also defined as
For fixed $y$ an increment of the functional $J$  is merely a functional of $h$ and is denoted by $\Delta J \sqbrk h$.