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Meanings of arithmetic sequence in English

In mathematics, a sequence of numbers such that the difference of any two successive members of the sequence is a constant.

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Examples for "arithmetic progression"
Examples for "arithmetic progression"
1
The stairs through the Corwin-ignoring sky escalate somehow, for it is not a simple arithmetic progression up them once motion has commenced.
The Great Book of Amber
2
In other words, the equation that represents how the number of times kid's names appear in the lottery changes over time is an arithmetic progression.
Wired
3
"The harm accruing to the Agency from inert personnel practices mounts in geometric, not arithmetic progression," they reported.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia