geometric progression
geometric progression
nounDefinition of GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION
: 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
First Known Use of GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION
circa 1856
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