arithmetic progression

Noun

Meaning

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

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Synonyms

arithmetic sequence sequence geometric progression arithmetic series arithmetical progression numeric sequence number series arithmetical sequence arithmetical series mathematical series geometric sequence number array number lineup number order number pattern
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Hypernyms

progression patterned advance

Examples

1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression Source: Internet

Prime numbers (highlighted in red) in arithmetic progression modulo 9. The Green–Tao theorem shows that there are arbitrarily long arithmetic progressions consisting of primes. Source: Internet

The set of complex numbers at which exp(z) is equal to one is then an (imaginary) arithmetic progression of the form: : and there is a unique positive real number with this property. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

arithmetic operation unit arithmetic operations arithmetic operator arithmetic sequence arithmetic series arithmetic set