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Meanings of geometric progression in English

Russian
геометрическая прогрессия
Portuguese
séries geométricas
Spanish
secuencia geométrica
Catalan
successió geomètrica
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In mathematics, a sequence of numbers such that the quotient of any two successive members of the sequence is a constant called the common ratio of the sequence.

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геометрическая прогрессия
Usage of geometric progression in English
1
This is an example of what in mathematics is called a geometric progression.
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2
But the cycles of appeasement usually get shorter with geometric progression.
The Guardian
3
Once that point has been reached you can move in almost a geometric progression.
Adaptation
4
There was always a margin of error, and as time passed that margin increases in geometric progression.
Foundation and Empire
5
I don't know if you understand what a geometric progression is, but that is the best way to describe it.
The Name of the Wind
6
It's called geometric progression.
Inferno
7
The law of inverse variation, or inverse proportion, is as much a part of mathematical science as the law of geometric progression.
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8
Geometric progressions tend to get out of hand very early.
The Robot Who Looked Like Me
9
I squared and cubed long series of numbers, and by concentration and will carried on most astonishing geometric progressions.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)
10
31,) having openings of different length, which follow a geometric progression.
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