arithmetic progression

Definitions of arithmetic progression
  1. noun
    (mathematics) an order in which the difference between consecutive terms is a constant value
    “1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression”
    synonyms: arithmetic sequence
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    type of:
    patterned advance, progression
    a series with a definite pattern of advance
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