arithmetic progression

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Definition of arithmetic progression in English English dictionary

A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by adding a constant value, known as the common difference of the arithmetic progression

A sequence, such as the positive odd integers 1, 3, 5, 7,..., in which each term after the first is formed by adding a constant to the preceding term. a set of numbers in order of value in which a particular number is added to each to produce the next (as in 2, 4, 6, 8, ...) geometric progression

(mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term; "1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression

mathematical operation in which each part of a problem has a relation to the part before it

Hyphenation

a·rith·me·tic pro·gres·sion

Turkish pronunciation

ırîthmıtîk prıgreşın

Synonyms

arithmetic series

Pronunciation

/ərˈəᴛʜməˌtək prəˈgresʜən/ /ɜrˈɪθməˌtɪk prəˈɡrɛʃən/