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geo·met·ric pro·gres·sion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. geometric progressionnoun

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

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

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  1. geometric progressionnoun

    A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by multiplying it by a constant value, known as the common ratio of the geometric progression.

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  1. Geometric progression

    In mathematics, a geometric progression, also known as a geometric sequence, is a sequence of non-zero numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous one by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio. For example, the sequence 2, 6, 18, 54, ... is a geometric progression with common ratio 3. Similarly 10, 5, 2.5, 1.25, ... is a geometric sequence with common ratio 1/2. Examples of a geometric sequence are powers rk of a fixed non-zero number r, such as 2k and 3k. The general form of a geometric sequence is a , a r , a r 2 , a r 3 , a r 4 , … {\displaystyle a,\ ar,\ ar^{2},\ ar^{3},\ ar^{4},\ \ldots } where r ≠ 0 is the common ratio and a ≠ 0 is a scale factor, equal to the sequence's start value. The sum of a geometric progression terms is called a geometric series.

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  1. geometric progression

    A geometric progression is a sequence of numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous term by a fixed, non-zero number called the 'common ratio'. This pattern of progression is often used in mathematics and sciences.

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  1. Geometric progression

    In mathematics, a geometric progression, also known as a geometric sequence, is a sequence of numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous one by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio. For example, the sequence 2, 6, 18, 54, ... is a geometric progression with common ratio 3. Similarly 10, 5, 2.5, 1.25, ... is a geometric sequence with common ratio 1/2. The sum of the terms of a geometric progression, or of an initial segment of a geometric progression, is known as a geometric series. Thus, the general form of a geometric sequence is and that of a geometric series is where r ≠ 0 is the common ratio and a is a scale factor, equal to the sequence's start value.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of geometric progression in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of geometric progression in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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  • geometrická posloupnostCzech
  • geometrische Progression, geometrische ReiheGerman
  • تصاعد هندسیPersian
  • série géométriqueFrench
  • seicheamh iolraíochIrish
  • 幾何数列, 等比数列Japanese
  • ģeometriskā progresijaLatvian
  • geometrisk progresjonNorwegian
  • геометри́ческая прогре́ссияRussian
  • geometrisk följdSwedish
  • геометрична прогресіяUkrainian

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