GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term

Example:

1-4-16-64-256- is the start of a geometric progression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("geometric progression" is a kind of...):

patterned advance; progression (a series with a definite pattern of advance)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

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