patterned advance

Definitions of patterned advance

1. noun

   a series with a definite pattern of advance
   synonyms: progression

   types:

   arithmetic progression, arithmetic sequence

   (mathematics) an order in which the difference between consecutive terms is a constant value

   geometric progression

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

   harmonic progression

   (mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression

   type of:

   series

   similar things placed in order or happening one after another