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progression
[pruh-gresh-uhn]
noun
the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
a passing successively from one member of a series to the next; succession; sequence.
Mathematics.a succession of quantities in which there is a constant relation between each member and the one succeeding it.
Music.the manner in which chords or melodic tones follow one another; a succession of chords or tones.
Astrology.any of a variety of methods of comparing the natal chart to subsequent planetary positions in order to establish an optimum time to accomplish things or to establish the probable time an event occurred or will occur.
progression
/ əˈɡɛʃə /
noun
the act of progressing; advancement
the act or an instance of moving from one thing or unit in a sequence to the next
maths a sequence of numbers in which each term differs from the succeeding term by a constant relation See also arithmetic progression geometric progression harmonic progression
music movement, esp of a logical kind, from one note to the next ( melodic progression ) or from one chord to the next ( harmonic progression )
astrology one of several calculations, based on the movement of the planets, from which it is supposed that one can find the expected developments in a person's birth chart and the probable trends of circumstances for a year in his life
Other Word Forms
- progressional adjective
- progressionally adverb
- ˈDzԲ adjective
- ˈDzԲly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of progression1
Example Sentences
You don’t die from it, but it can be hard to live with it, yet there is one thing that unquestionably helps slow its progression.
But he described the resulting pause in his throwing progression as nothing more than a “precaution,” adding that he plans to resume throwing bullpens in the coming week.
So I love that, and I love ‘Unlimited / Together, we’re unlimited’ — just that note progression.
Snell made notable progress in his throwing progression this week and could begin throwing bullpens early next week.
The progression of Ms Caldwell's addiction – from youthful misuse to life-threatening compulsion – has become increasingly common.
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