geometric progression

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Noun

geometric progression (plural geometric progressions)

1. (analysis) A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by multiplying it by a constant value, known as the common ratio of the geometric progression.

Translations

sequence

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 等比數列 (cmn), 等比数列 (cmn) (děngbǐ shùliè)

• Czech: geometrická posloupnost (cs) f
• French: série géométrique (fr) f
• German: geometrische Reihe (de) f, geometrische Progression (de) f
• Irish: seicheamh iolraíoch (ga) m

• Japanese: 等比数列 (ja) (とうひすうれつ, tōhi sūretsu), 幾何数列 (ja) (きかすうれつ, kika sūretsu)
• Persian: تصاعد هندسی (fa)
• Russian: геометри́ческая прогре́ссия (ru) (geometríčeskaja progréssija) f

Related terms

• arithmetic progression