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pro·gres·sion
(prə-grĕsh′ən)n.
1. Movement or change from one member of a continuous series to the next: progression of the disease in stages.
2. A continuous series; a sequence: a progression of limousines. See Synonyms at series.
3. Mathematics A series of numbers or quantities in which there is always the same relation between each quantity and the one succeeding it.
4. Music
a. A succession of tones or chords.
b. A series of repetitions of a phrase, each in a new position on the scale.
pro·gres′sion·al adj.
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progression
(prəˈɡrɛʃən)n
1. the act of progressing; advancement
2. the act or an instance of moving from one thing or unit in a sequence to the next
3. (Mathematics) maths a sequence of numbers in which each term differs from the succeeding term by a constant relation. See also arithmetic progression, geometric progression, harmonic progression
4. (Music, other) music movement, esp of a logical kind, from one note to the next (melodic progression) or from one chord to the next (harmonic progression)
5. (Astrology) astrology one of several calculations, based on the movement of the planets, from which it is supposed that one can find the expected developments in a person's birth chart and the probable trends of circumstances for a year in his life
proˈgressional adj
proˈgressionally adv
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pro•gres•sion
(prəˈgrɛʃ ən)n.
1. the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
2. a passing successively from one member of a series to the next; succession.
3. a succession of quantities in which there is a constant relation between each member and the one succeeding it: an arithmetic progression.
4. Music. the manner in which chords or melodic tones follow each other; a succession of chords or tones.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]
pro•gres′sion•al, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | progression - a series with a definite pattern of advance series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies" arithmetic progression - (mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term; "1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression" geometric progression - (mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term; "1-4-16-64-256- is the start of a geometric progression" harmonic progression - (mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression |
| 2. |  progression - a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something | |
| 3. |  progression - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" push - an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea" career, life history - the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" march - a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time" clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing - easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" leapfrog - advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends" |
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progression
noun
1. progress, advance, advancement, gain, headway, furtherance, movement forward Both drugs slow the progression of HIV.
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progression
noun1. Forward movement:
2. A number of things placed or occurring one after the other:
chain, consecution, course, order, procession, round, run, sequence, series, string, succession, suite, train.
Informal: streak.
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Translations
progression
[prəˈgreʃən] N1. [of disease, career] → evolución f; [of events] → desarrollo m
arithmetical/geometric progression → progresión f aritmética/geométrica
her progression from awkward teenager to superstar → su evolución or paso de adolescente difícil a superestrella
it's a natural progression → es lógico
arithmetical/geometric progression → progresión f aritmética/geométrica
her progression from awkward teenager to superstar → su evolución or paso de adolescente difícil a superestrella
it's a natural progression → es lógico
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
progression
[prəʊˈgrɛʃən] n (= advance) → progression f
Progression to the rank of supervisor is not automatic
BUT le passage au rang de superviseur n'est pas automatique.
progression from stage 1 to stage 2 → le passage du stade 1 au stade 2
Progression to the rank of supervisor is not automatic
BUT le passage au rang de superviseur n'est pas automatique.
progression from stage 1 to stage 2 → le passage du stade 1 au stade 2
(= graduated series) → évolution f
a progression of exercises → des exercices évolutifs
a natural progression → une évolution naturelle
a progression of exercises → des exercices évolutifs
a natural progression → une évolution naturelle
(= development) [disease] → progression f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
progression
n → Folge f; (Math) → Reihe f, → Progression f; (Mus) → Sequenz f; (= development) → Entwicklung f; (in taxation) → Progression f; (of discount rates etc) → Staffelung f; sales have shown a continuous progression → im Absatz wurde eine stete Aufwärtsentwicklung verzeichnet; his progression from a junior clerk to managing director → sein Aufstieg vom kleinen Angestellten zum Direktor; is there a natural progression from marijuana to heroin? → ist das Umsteigen von Marihuana auf Heroin zwangsläufig?; a progression of … → eine Folge or Reihe von …
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
progression
[prəˈgrɛʃ/ən] n → progresso (Math) → progressione farithmetic/geometric progression → progressione aritmetica/geometrica
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
progression
n progresión fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.