arithmetic progression

ˌærɪθˈmɛtɪk prəˈɡrɛʃən

Definition

Definition of arithmetic progression - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

sequence with a constant difference between terms

TECH.

The series 2, 5, 8, 11 is an arithmetic progression.
Each term in the list 3, 6, 9, 12 forms an arithmetic progression.
Students learned to identify an arithmetic progression in class.

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Expressions with arithmetic

arithmetic average

value total divided by count, common center measure

The arithmetic average of 2, 4, and 6 is 4.

mental arithmetic

calculation done in the mind without using physical aids

She quickly solved the problem using mental arithmetic.

weighted arithmetic mean

average where values have different levels of importance

The weighted arithmetic mean was used to calculate the final grade.

arithmetic mean

average found by dividing total by number of items

The arithmetic mean of 2, 4, and 6 is 4.

arithmetic operation

math process using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division

An arithmetic operation like addition is easy to learn.

arithmetic sequence

sequence of numbers with a constant difference between consecutive terms

The series 2, 4, 6, 8 is an arithmetic sequence.

Expressions with progression

natural progression

expected next stage in how a situation or process normally develops

Getting a leadership role was the natural progression of her career.

chord progression

sequence of musical chords in a piece

The song features a beautiful chord progression.

geometric progression

sequence with a constant ratio between terms

In a geometric progression, 5, 10, 20, 40 follows a ratio of 2.

geometrical progression

sequence of numbers with a constant ratio

The series 2, 4, 8, 16 is a geometrical progression.

arithmetical progression

sequence of numbers with the same difference between each

The sequence 2, 5, 8, 11 is an arithmetical progression.

harmonic progression

sequence of numbers with reciprocal arithmetic progression

In a harmonic progression, 1, 1/2, 1/3 is common.

Terms with arithmetic progression included in their meaning

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harmonic progression

mathematics

sequence of numbers with reciprocal arithmetic progression

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French:progression arithmétique, ...
German:arithmetische Folge, ...
Italian:progressione aritmetica, ...
Spanish:progresión aritmética, ...
Portuguese:progressão aritmética, ...
Chinese:等差数列, ...
Japanese:等差数列, ...
Arabic:مُتَسَلْسِلَة حِسَابِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:סִדְרָה חֶשְׁבּוֹנִית, ...
Russian:арифметическая прогрессия, ...
Ukrainian:арифметична прогресія, ...
Hindi:अंकगणितीय श्रेणी, ...
Bengali:সমানুত্তর ধারা, ...
Catalan:progressió aritmètica, ...
Czech:aritmetická posloupnost, ...
Danish:aritmetisk følge, ...
Dutch:rekenkundige reeks, ...
Greek:αριθμητική πρόοδος, ...
Hungarian:számtani sorozat, ...
Khmer:ស្វីតនព្វន្ត, ...
Korean:등차수열, ...
Persian:دنباله حسابی, ...
Polish:ciąg arytmetyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):progressão aritmética, ...
Romanian:progresie aritmetică, ...
Swedish:aritmetisk följd, ...
Thai:ลำดับเลขคณิต, ...
Turkish:aritmetik dizi, ...
Vietnamese:cấp số cộng, ...

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