progression
/progression/
Definition
- Noun:
- The act or process of moving forward or advancing toward a goal or destination. It describes a forward movement in a physical, developmental, or metaphorical sense.
- A sequence or series of events, actions, or items that follow a logical, predictable, or defined order. It implies a connected series where each step leads to the next.
- (Mathematics) A sequence of numbers where each term is derived from the previous one according to a fixed rule or formula.
Examples of Usage
- General Forward Movement:
- The slow progression of the glacier carved out the valley over millennia.
- Her career progression from intern to manager was impressive.
- Ordered Sequence or Series:
- The book outlines the progression of events that led to the war.
- The chord progression in the song is simple but effective.
- Mathematical Context:
- An arithmetic progression, like 2, 4, 6, 8, increases by a constant difference.
- Studying geometric progressions is fundamental to understanding exponential growth.
Advanced Usage
- "In progression": happening in a sequence or one after another.
- The symptoms appeared in a clear progression.
- "Logical progression": a sequence where each step follows reasonably from the previous one.
- The essay's argument lacked a logical progression, making it hard to follow.
Variants and Related Words
- Progress (noun/verb): The forward movement itself or the act of advancing. (e.g., )
- Progressive (adjective): Moving forward; favoring or implementing new ideas or social reform. (e.g., )
- Progressively (adverb): In a way that advances or increases gradually. (e.g., )
Synonyms
- Advancement: The process of promoting a cause or moving forward.
- Sequence: A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
- Development: A process of growth, change, or advancement.
Related Phrases
- Career progression: The upward movement through a series of jobs or roles in one's professional life.
- Disease progression: The course of a medical condition as it develops or becomes more severe.
- Chord progression (Music): A series of chords played in sequence.
Related Idioms
- A natural progression: A sequence of events that seems expected or inevitable based on prior steps.
- From fan to employee was a natural progression for her.
Noun
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the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
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a movement forward
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he listened for the progress of the troops
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a series with a definite pattern of advance
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