progression

1. n. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward. Source: opted

2. n. Course; passage; lapse or process of time. Source: opted

3. n. Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

5. n. a series with a definite pattern of advance Source: wordnet

6. n. a movement forward Source: wordnet

7. n. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) Source: wordnet

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 Source: webster

9. Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease ofnumbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, orharmonic. Source: adambom

10. n:100 n. a series with a definite pattern of advance Source: ecdict

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