ALL meanings of geometric progression
ge·o·met·ric pro·gres·sion
G g - noun geometric progression a sequence of terms in which the ratio between any two successive terms is the same, as the progression 1, 3, 9, 27, 81 or 144, 12, 1, 1/12, 1/144. 1
- noun geometric progression a sequence of numbers, each of which differs from the succeeding one by a constant ratio, as 1, 2, 4, 8, … 0
- noun geometric progression a sequence of terms in which the ratio of each term to the preceding one is the same throughout the sequence (Ex.: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32) 0
- noun geometric progression (analysis) A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by multiplying it by a constant value, known as the common ratio of the geometric progression. 0