Euler-Jackson q-difference operator

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Let $q \in \mathbb{C} \setminus \{1\}$. The Euler-Jackson $q$-difference operator applied to a function $f$ is given by the formula $$(D_q f)(x)=\dfrac{f(x)-f(qx)}{(1-q)x}.$$