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- Dictionaryprogression/prəˈɡrɛʃn/
noun
- 1. the process of developing or moving gradually towards a more advanced state: "good opportunities for career progression" Similar
- 2. a number of things in a series: "the vista unfolds in a progression of castles and vineyards as seemingly endless as the Rhine itself" Similar
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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.
The meaning of PROGRESSION is a sequence of numbers in which each term is related to its predecessor by a uniform law. How to use progression in a sentence.
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.
A progression is a gradual development from one state to another. Both drugs slow the progression of HIV, but neither cures the disease. [ + of] I think they saw it as a natural progression for me. Synonyms: progress, advance, advancement, gain More Synonyms of progression. 2. countable noun.
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.
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.
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.
