geometric progression

Other forms: geometric progressions

Definitions of geometric progression
  1. noun
    (mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term
    “1-4-16-64-256- is the start of a geometric progression”
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    type of:
    patterned advance, progression
    a series with a definite pattern of advance
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