harmonic progression

hɑːrˈmɑːnɪk prəˈɡrɛʃən

Definition

Definition of harmonic progression - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

sequence of numbers with reciprocal arithmetic progression

TECH.

In a harmonic progression, 1, 1/2, 1/3 is common.
The teacher explained harmonic progression using simple fractions.
Harmonic progression can be tricky for beginners to grasp.

harmonic series

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Expressions with harmonic

harmonic law

rule about how notes sound together

The composer followed the harmonic law to create a beautiful melody.

first harmonic

lowest tone in a harmonic series

The first harmonic determines the pitch of the note.

harmonic analysis

study of functions or signals through their frequency components

He applied harmonic analysis to understand the sound wave patterns.

harmonic distortion

distortion in audio systems from unwanted harmonics

The amplifier's harmonic distortion affected the sound quality.

harmonic mean

type of average useful for rates and ratios

The harmonic mean is used to calculate average speed.

simple harmonic motion

repeating movement where pushback matches offset and speeding-up aims at balance

In lab, the mass on a spring showed simple harmonic motion.

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.

arithmetic progression

sequence with a constant difference between terms

The series 2, 5, 8, 11 is an arithmetic progression.

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.

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French:progression harmonique, ...
German:harmonische Progression, ...
Italian:progressione armonica, ...
Spanish:progresión armónica, ...
Portuguese:progressão harmónica, ...
Chinese:调和数列, ...
Japanese:調和数列, ...
Arabic:تَسَلْسُل تَنَاغُمِي, ...
Hebrew:רֶצֶף הַרְמוֹנִי, ...
Russian:гармоническая прогрессия, ...
Ukrainian:гармонічна прогресія, ...
Hindi:हरमोनिक प्रोग्रेशन, ...
Bengali:হারমোনিক প্রগ্রেশন, ...
Catalan:progressió harmònica, ...
Czech:harmonická posloupnost, ...
Danish:harmonisk progression, ...
Dutch:harmonische progressie, ...
Greek:αρμονική πρόοδος, ...
Hungarian:harmonikus sorozat, ...
Khmer:លំដាប់អាម៉ូនិក, ...
Korean:조화급수, ...
Persian:پیشرفت هماهنگ, ...
Polish:progresja harmoniczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):progressão harmônica, ...
Romanian:progresie armonică, ...
Swedish:harmonisk progression, ...
Thai:ลำดับฮาร์โมนิก, ...
Turkish:harmonik dizi, ...
Vietnamese:dãy số điều hòa, ...

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