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arithmetic progression: see progression progression, in mathematics, sequence of quantities, called terms, in which the relationship between consecutive terms is the same. An arithmetic progression is a sequence in which each term is derived from the preceding one by adding a given number, d, ..... Click the link for more information. . arithmetic progression a sequence of numbers or quantities, each term of which differs from the succeeding term by a constant amount, such as 3,6,9,12 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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124," however, contained "4," a number associated with magic in both West African and Western cultures; and instead of a simple arithmetic progression, each successive number in "124 "doubles the preceding number, creating an open-ended geometric progression (Jeanette K. Social Security, by contrast, is a simple arithmetic progression that "is sustainable forever, provided that the number of new people entering the system maintains a rough balance with the number of people collecting from the system. Progressive primes A computer search revealed an arithmetic progression consisting of 23 primes, the longest such sequence yet found (sciencenews. |
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