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geometric progression

noun

Definition of GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION

:  a sequence (as 1, 12, 14) in which the ratio of a term to its predecessor is always the same —called also geometrical progression, geometric sequence
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First Known Use of GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION

circa 1856

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