ratio of a geometric progression

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• ratio of a geometric progression — the constant quantity by which each term in a geometric progression is multiplied to produce the succeeding one …   Useful english dictionary

• geometric progression — noun A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by multiplying it by a constant value, known as the common ratio of the geometric progression. See Also: arithmetic progression …   Wiktionary

• geometric progression — (also geometric series) ► NOUN ▪ a sequence of numbers with a constant ratio between each number and the one before (e.g. 1, 3, 9, 27, 81) …   English terms dictionary

• geometric progression — n. a sequence of terms in which the ratio of each term to the preceding one is the same throughout the sequence (Ex.: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32) …   English World dictionary

• Geometric progression — In mathematics, a geometric progression, also known as a geometric sequence, is a sequence of numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous one by a fixed non zero number called the common ratio . For example, the… …   Wikipedia

• geometric progression — noun Date: circa 1856 a sequence (as 1, 1/2, 1/4) in which the ratio of a term to its predecessor is always the same called also geometrical progression, geometric sequence …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• geometric progression — Math. a sequence of terms in which the ratio between any two successive terms is the same, as the progression 1, 3, 9, 27, 81 or 144, 12, 1, 1/12, 1/144. Also called geometric series. [1550 60] * * * …   Universalium

• geometric progression — geomet′ric progres′sion n. math. a sequence of terms in which the ratio between any two successive terms is the same, as the progression 1, 3, 9, 27, 81 or 144, 12, 1, 1/12, 1/144 Also called geometric series …   From formal English to slang

• geometric progression — (also geometric series) noun a sequence of numbers with a constant ratio between each number and the one before (e.g. 1, 3, 9, 27, 81) …   English new terms dictionary

• geometric progression — A sequential pattern of numbers in which the ratio of each number to its predecessor is constant. An example is 2, 4, 8, 16, and so on. Contrast *arithmetic progression …   Auditor's dictionary

• geometric progression — /dʒiəˌmɛtrɪk prəˈgrɛʃən/ (say jeeuh.metrik pruh greshuhn) noun a sequence of terms in which the ratio of any term to its predecessor is a constant, as 1, 3, 9, 27, 81 and 243, and 144, 12, 1 and ¹⁄₁₂ …