arithmetic progression

a·rith·me·tic pro·gres·sion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun uh-rith-muh-tik pruh-gresh-uh n]
- /noun əˈrɪθ mə tɪk prəˈgrɛʃ ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun uh-rith-muh-tik pruh-gresh-uh n]
- /noun əˈrɪθ mə tɪk prəˈgrɛʃ ən/

Definitions of arithmetic progression words

noun arithmetic progression a sequence of numbers or quantities, each term of which differs from the succeeding term by a constant amount, such as 3,6,9,12 3
noun arithmetic progression a sequence of terms each of which, after the first, is derived by adding to the preceding one a common difference 3
noun arithmetic progression a sequence in which each term is obtained by the addition of a constant number to the preceding term, as 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, and 6, 1, −4, −9, −14. 1
noun arithmetic progression (analysis) A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by adding a constant value, known as the common difference of the arithmetic progression. 0

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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