progression
the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
a passing successively from one member of a series to the next; succession; sequence.
Mathematics. a succession of quantities in which there is a constant relation between each member and the one succeeding it.: Compare arithmetic progression, geometric progression, harmonic progression.
Music. the manner in which chords or melodic tones follow one another; a succession of chords or tones.
Astrology. any of a variety of methods of comparing the natal chart to subsequent planetary positions in order to establish an optimum time to accomplish things or to establish the probable time an event occurred or will occur.
Origin of progression
1Other words from progression
- pro·gres·sion·al, adjective
- pro·gres·sion·al·ly, adverb
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How to use progression in a sentence
The AI can make guesses about the future without having to learn anything about the progression of time, says Vlontzos.
How special relativity can help AI predict the future | Will Heaven | August 28, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewSo far, Biobot’s research suggests that wastewater can indeed paint a picture of an outbreak’s progression.
In the cool rows, robotic-looking lights blink green and blue in orderly progression.
The Deck Is Not Rigged: Poker and the Limits of AI | Maria Konnikova | August 7, 2020 | Singularity HubIf your numbers are plentiful enough to make this sum infinite, Erdős conjectured that your list should contain infinitely many arithmetic progressions of every finite length — triples, quadruples and so forth.
Landmark Math Proof Clears Hurdle in Top Erdős Conjecture | Erica Klarreich | August 3, 2020 | Quanta MagazineEven if we ignore the impact on our progression and workload, we aren’t doing SEO for the sake of it.
On her own path, though, the “relationship know-it-all” is embracing her own, different natural progression.
Confessions of a Rom-Com Writer: Liz Tuccillo Talks ‘Sex and the City,’ ‘Take Care,’ and More | Kevin Fallon | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST[I] had to create the progression of where he was emotionally.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70 | Peter Richmond | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Daily Beast: Von Trier follows a girl named Joe from her progression through adolescence into adulthood.
A Sex Addiction Expert Diagnoses Lars Von Trier’s ‘Nymphomaniac’ | Lizzie Crocker | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI have always loved clothing and fashion and it was just a natural progression, with opening the store and now this.
There has to be a progression in what Francis is willing to do in order to move forward, and that was the natural progression.
Beau Willimon on Most Shocking Twists in ‘House of Cards’ Season 2 | Andrew Romano | February 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA perishing formation loses moral force in more rapid progression than the mere loss of members would seem to warrant.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonHad she not three love affairs, in different but encouraging stages of progression, under her roof and her patronage!
At Last | Marion HarlandNow the series treated of in the text agrees with this linear progression in nothing whatever but in being a progression.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillThe result was rather bad for the Turks; they went down like a lot of ninepins before Mole's railway-like progression.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge HemyngFrom the ancient fort on the headland to the Casa Blanca and the city beyond, it was a progression of delicious sights and sounds.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 | Ida May Hill Starr
British Dictionary definitions for progression
/ (prəˈɡrɛʃən) /
the act of progressing; advancement
the act or an instance of moving from one thing or unit in a sequence to the next
maths a sequence of numbers in which each term differs from the succeeding term by a constant relation: See also arithmetic progression, geometric progression, harmonic progression
music movement, esp of a logical kind, from one note to the next (melodic progression) or from one chord to the next (harmonic progression)
astrology one of several calculations, based on the movement of the planets, from which it is supposed that one can find the expected developments in a person's birth chart and the probable trends of circumstances for a year in his life
Derived forms of progression
- progressional, adjective
- progressionally, adverb
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Scientific definitions for progression
[ prə-grĕsh′ən ]
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