progression
English
Etymology
From Old French progression.
Noun
progression (countable and uncountable, plural progressions)
- The act of moving from one thing to another.
- The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.
- 2003,T.H. Jafar, et al.. Annals of Internal Medicine 139: 244-252.
- The lowest risk for kidney disease progression seemed to be at levels of current systolic blood pressure of 110 to 129 mm Hg.
- 2003,T.H. Jafar, et al.. Annals of Internal Medicine 139: 244-252.
- (mathematics) A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.
- Development, increase, evolution.
- (music) chord progression
Synonyms
- (mathematics): sequence
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
moving from one thing to another
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mathematical sequence
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evolution
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Finnish
French
Etymology
From Latin progressionem (accusative of progressio).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃/
Further reading
- “progression” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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