GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION
Dictionary entry overview: What does geometric progression mean? • GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION (noun)
The noun GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION has 1 sense:
1. (mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term
Familiarity information: GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION (noun)
Meaning:
(mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
1-4-16-64-256- is the start of a geometric progression
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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