Thesaurus: progression

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1. n. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.
2. n. Course; passage; lapse or process of time.
3. n. Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic.
4. n. A regular succession of tones or chords; the movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the modulations in a piece from key to key.
5. n. a series with a definite pattern of advance
6. n. a movement forward
7. n. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
8. 1. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward. 2. Course; passage; lapse or process of time. I hope, in a short progression, you will be wholly immerged in the delices and joys of religion. Evelyn. 3. (Math.) Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic. 4. (Mus.) A regular succession of tones or chords; the movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the modulations in a piece from key to key. Arithmetical progression, a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal differences, as the numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 1010, 8, 6, 4, 2 -- Geometrical progression, a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal ratios, as the numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 6464, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2 -- Harmonic progression, a progression in which the terms are the reciprocals of quantities in arithmetical progression, as
9. Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease ofnumbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, orharmonic.
10. n:100 n. a series with a definite pattern of advance