progression

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progression

The student's progression through the math workbook is steady.

Definition
  1. 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.
progression

The student's progression through the math workbook is steady.

Noun
  1. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
  2. a movement forward
    • he listened for the progress of the troops
  3. a series with a definite pattern of advance

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