progression - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'progression' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Progression

[ n.]

- The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.
- Course; passage; lapse or process of time.
- Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic.
- A regular succession of tones or chords; the movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the modulations in a piece from key to key.

Meaning of 'progression' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . progression

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a movement forward

Example in sentence:

he listened for the progress of the troops

Nearby Words:

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Arithmetic progression
Arithmetic progression is a sequence of numbers with a constant difference between them, such as 2, 5, 8, 11.

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