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geometric progression

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: geometric sequence

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

(mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 1-4-16-64-256- is the start of a geometric progression

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: progression, patterned advance

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Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُتَتَالِيَة هَنْدَسِيَّة — Translations
  • Asturian: progresión xeométrica — Translations
  • Catalan: progressió geomètrica — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 等比數列 /等比数列 (děngbǐ shùliè) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 几何数列 — Translations
  • Czech: geometrická posloupnost — Translations
  • Danish: kvotientrække — Translations
  • Dutch: meetkundige rij — Translations
  • Finnish: geometrinen lukujono — Translations
  • French: suite géométrique — Translations
  • Galician: progresión xeométrica — Translations
  • German: geometrische Reihe — Translations
  • German: geometrische Progression — Translations
  • Greek: γεωμετρική πρόοδος (geometrikí próodos) — Translations
  • Hungarian: mértani sorozat — Translations
  • Indonesian: barisan geometri — Translations
  • Indonesian: barisan ukur — Translations
  • Irish: seicheamh iolraíoch — Translations
  • Italian: progressione geometrica — Translations
  • Japanese: 等比数列 (tōhi sūretsu) — Translations
  • Japanese: 幾何数列 (kika sūretsu) — Translations
  • Latvian: ģeometriskā progresija — Translations
  • Persian: تصاعد هندسی (tasâ'od-e hendesi) — Translations
  • Polish: ciąg geometryczny — Translations
  • Polish: postęp geometryczny — Translations
  • Portuguese: progressão geométrica — Translations
  • Romanian: progresie geometrică — Translations
  • Russian: геометри́ческая прогре́ссия (geometríčeskaja progréssija) — Translations
  • Spanish: progresión geométrica — Translations
  • Swedish: geometrisk följd — Translations
  • Tagalog: sukgising panisulong — Translations