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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,
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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

arithmetic progression [¦a·rith¦med·ik prə′gresh·ən]

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A sequence of numbers for which there is a constantdsuch that the difference between any two successive terms is equal tod. Also known as arithmetic sequence.

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