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    progression
    /prəˈɡrɛʃn/

    noun

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  2. the act of changing to the next stage of development: Drugs can slow down the progression of the disease. The novel follows the progression of a woman from youth to middle age. logical/natural progression She'd always worked with old people so becoming a nurse was a logical / natural progression. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  3. Learn the meaning of progression as a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Progression can refer to a sequence of numbers, a process of advancing, a musical movement, or a series of events.

  4. Learn the meaning of progression as a gradual development, a sequence of things, or a musical or mathematical concept. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples of progression in sentences.

  5. a passing successively from one member of a series to the next; succession; sequence. Mathematics. a succession of quantities in which there is a constant relation between each member and the one succeeding it. Compare arithmetic progression, geometric progression, harmonic progression.

  6. Progression is the act of progressing or advancing, or a series of things or events that follow each other in order. Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of progression in mathematics, music, astrology, and more.

  7. A progression is a series that advances in a logical and predictable pattern. In mathematics, for example, the series 2, 4, 6, 8 is an arithmetic progression. If asked to give the next number, most people would reply 10.

  8. progression. noun. OPAL W. /prəˈɡreʃn/ [uncountable, countable] the process of developing gradually from one stage or state to another. opportunities for career progression. the rapid progression of the disease. progression (from something) (to something) a natural progression from childhood to adolescence. Extra Examples.