noun
(mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term
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1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression
• Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths
• Hypernyms: ↑progression, ↑patterned advance
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a series of numbers that decrease or increase by the same amount each time, for example 2, 4, 6, 8
Useful english dictionary. 2012.