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# progression

noun (a progression, progressions; progression uncountable)

«progression» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Moving forward or developing step by step from one stage to another: «the progression from caterpillar to butterfly». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/#m1)
2. (maths) A sequence of numbers that follow a rule, like 3, 6, 9, 12 (an arithmetic progression) or 2, 4, 8, 16 (a geometric progression). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/#m2)
3. (music) A series of chords played one after another: «a chord progression». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/#m3)
4. Getting better or worse over time, as in an illness or in skill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school maths, a progression is a number pattern with a steady rule; in science it describes the stages of growth; in sport and learning it shows getting better. Phrases: «arithmetic progression», «geometric progression», «chord progression», «natural progression».

### Examples

- The numbers 5, 10, 15, 20 form an arithmetic progression. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/#x1)
- In a geometric progression you multiply by the same number each time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/#x2)
- We watched the progression from tadpole to frog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/#x3)
- Moving from swimming lessons to the team was a natural progression. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/#x4)
- The guitar song uses a simple chord progression. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/#x5)
- Doctors try to slow the progression of the disease. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/#x6)
- Our reading books show a progression from easy to hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/#x7)

### Note

Countable in maths and music (a progression, progressions). Verb: progress; adjective: progressive. Maths: in an arithmetic progression each term = previous term + the same difference (3, 7, 11: +4); in a geometric progression each term = previous term × the same ratio (3, 6, 12: ×2).

## In Jewish tradition

In school maths, a progression is a number pattern with a steady rule; in science it describes the stages of growth; in sport and learning it shows getting better. Phrases: «arithmetic progression», «geometric progression», «chord progression», «natural progression».

### Examples

- 1) Our author maintains that there is a first intelligent, self-existing, almighty, eternal ruling cause of all things, and that an everlasting entity produced nonentities by a progression of effects. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#x1)

### Note

Countable in maths and music (a progression, progressions). Verb: progress; adjective: progressive. Maths: in an arithmetic progression each term = previous term + the same difference (3, 7, 11: +4); in a geometric progression each term = previous term × the same ratio (3, 6, 12: ×2).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «progression» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«progression» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/progression.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «progression» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«progression» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/progression.html) on Mova free.