In this paper, we investigate the uniqueness of an entire function sharing a small function with its linear difference polynomial. Our results improve some results due to Li and Yi [
Citation: Minghui Zhang, Jianbin Xiao, Mingliang Fang. Entire functions that share a small function with their linear difference polynomial[J]. AIMS Mathematics, 2022, 7(3): 3731-3744. doi: 10.3934/math.2022207
In this paper, we investigate the uniqueness of an entire function sharing a small function with its linear difference polynomial. Our results improve some results due to Li and Yi [
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