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GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION
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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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