Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions to First-Order Non-Linear Recurrence Relations

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How do I go about proving the uniqueness of an existing solution to a recurrence equation of the form

$$ a_{n+1} - f(n)a_n = 0 $$ ?

Is there a theorem related to questions of uniqueness and existence for recurrence relations of a certain type as is the case for ordinary differential equations?

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Hint

If the recurrence equation is of the form $$a_{n+1} - f(n)a_n = 0$$ you could easily show that the solution is simply given by $$a_n=c \prod _{i=1}^{n-1} f(i)$$