arithmetic progression

noun

A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by adding a constant value, known as the common difference of the arithmetic progression.

Meanings

nounarithmetic progression (plural arithmetic progressions)

plural arithmetic progressions

  1. mathematical analysisA sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by adding a constant value, known as the common difference of the arithmetic progression.

    Synonyms: arithmetic sequence

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by adding a constant value, known as the common difference of the arithmetic progression.

Translations

Arabic مُتَتَالِيَةٌ حِسَابِيَّة
  • مُتَتَالِيَةٌ حِسَابِيَّة (mutatāliyatun ḥisābiyya)sequence
Catalan progressió aritmètica
  • progressió aritmèticasequence
Chinese Mandarin 算術級數 /算术级数, 等差數列 /等差数列
  • 算術級數 /算术级数 (suànshù jíshù)sequence
  • 等差數列 /等差数列 (děngchā shùliè)sequence
Czech aritmetická posloupnost
  • aritmetická posloupnostsequence
Danish differensrække
  • differensrækkesequence
Dutch rekenkundige rij
  • rekenkundige rijsequence
Finnish aritmeettinen lukujono
  • aritmeettinen lukujonosequence
French suite arithmétique
  • suite arithmétiquesequence
German arithmetische Reihe, arithmetische Progression
  • arithmetische Reihesequence
  • arithmetische Progressionsequence
Greek αριθμητική πρόοδος
  • αριθμητική πρόοδος (arithmitikí próodos)sequence
Hungarian számtani sorozat
  • számtani sorozatsequence
Indonesian barisan aritmetika, barisan hitung
  • barisan aritmetikasequence
  • barisan hitungsequence
Irish seicheamh uimhríochtúil, seicheamh comhbhreise
  • seicheamh uimhríochtúilsequence
  • seicheamh comhbhreisesequence
Italian progressione aritmetica
  • progressione aritmeticasequence
Japanese 等差数列, 算術数列
  • 等差数列 (tōsa sūretsu)sequence
  • 算術数列 (sanjutsu sūretsu)sequence
Latvian aritmētiskā progresija
  • aritmētiskā progresijasequence
Persian تصاعد حسابی
  • تصاعد حسابیsequence
Polish ciąg arytmetyczny, postęp arytmetyczny
  • ciąg arytmetycznysequence
  • postęp arytmetycznysequence
Portuguese progressão aritmética
  • progressão aritméticasequence
Romanian progresie aritmetică, serie aritmetică
  • progresie aritmeticăsequence
  • serie aritmeticăsequence
Russian арифмети́ческая прогре́ссия
  • арифмети́ческая прогре́ссия (arifmetíčeskaja progréssija)sequence
Spanish progresión aritmética
  • progresión aritméticasequence
Swedish aritmetisk talföljd
  • aritmetisk talföljdsequence
Tagalog bilnuring panisulong
  • bilnuring panisulongsequence
Ukrainian арифметична прогресія, аритметична прогресія
  • арифметична прогресія (aryfmetyčna prohresija)sequence
  • аритметична прогресія (arytmetyčna prohresija)sequence
Cite this entry
APA

arithmetic progression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arithmetic%20progression

MLA

“arithmetic progression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arithmetic%20progression. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arithmetic progression,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arithmetic%20progression.

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