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arithmetic progression
noun
- a sequence in which each term is obtained by the addition of a constant number to the preceding term, as 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, and 6, 1, −4, −9, −14.
arithmetic progression
noun
- 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 Compare geometric progression
arithmetic progression
/ ăr′ĭth-mĕt′ĭk /
- A sequence of numbers such as 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 …, in which each term after the first is formed by adding a constant (in this case, 2) to the preceding number.
- Compare geometric progression
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arithmetic progression1
First recorded in 1585–95
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Example Sentences
Nevertheless, the ideas became an important ingredient in the Green-Tao theorem, which shows that the set of prime numbers contains arithmetic progressions of any given length.
From Quanta Magazine
(b) Derive the formula for the sum of n terms of an arithmetic progression.
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