Progression

Progression

Progression may refer to:

In mathematics:

* Arithmetic progression, sequence of numbers such that the difference of any two successive members of the sequence is a constant
* Geometric progression, sequence of numbers such that the quotient of any two successive members of the sequence is a constant

In music:

* Chord progression, series of chords played in order
** Backdoor progression, the cadential chord progression from iv7 to I, or flat-VII7 to I in jazz music theory
** Omnibus progression, sequence of chords which effectively divides the octave into 4 equal parts
** Ragtime progression, chord progression typical of ragtime music and parlour music genres

In other fields:

* Age progression, the process of modifying a photograph of a person to represent the effect of aging on their appearance
* Cisternal progression, theory of protein transport through the Golgi apparatus inside a cell
* Color progression, ranges of color whose values transition smoothly through a hue, saturation, luminance, or any combination of the three
* Horizontal progression, the gradual movement from left to right during writing a line of text in Western handwriting
* Semantic progression, evolution of word usage
* Educational progression, an individual's movement through stages of education and/or training

ee also

* Progress


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  • progression — [ prɔgresjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe math.; lat. progressio 1 ♦ Suite de nombres dans laquelle chaque terme est déduit du précédent par une loi constante. Progression arithmétique, géométrique. ♢ Mus. Succession de sons suivant une loi déterminée.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Progression — Pro*gres sion, n. [L. progressio: cf. F. progression.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward. [1913 Webster] 2. Course; passage; lapse or process of time. [1913 Webster] I hope, in a short… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • progression — pro‧gres‧sion [prəˈgreʆn] noun [uncountable] gradual development and improvement over a period of time: • The typical career progression includes two years of technical training. * * * progression UK US /prəʊˈgreʃən/ US  /prəˈgreʃən/ noun [U] ►… …   Financial and business terms

  • Progression — Progression …   Википедия

  • Progression — (von lat. progressus ‚Fortschritt‘) steht für: eine Kurzform für die Steuerprogression in der Einkommensteuer; ein Synonym für eine mathematische Folge; Progression (Sprachunterricht), im Fremdsprachenunterricht die Anordnung des Lern und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • progression — [prō gresh′ən, prəgresh′ən] n. [ME < MFr < L progressio] 1. a moving forward or onward; progress 2. a sequence or succession, as of acts, happenings, etc. 3. Math. a sequence of numbers, each of which is obtained from its predecessor by the …   English World dictionary

  • progression — index accession (enlargement), advance (progression), advancement (improvement), array (order), boom ( …   Law dictionary

  • progression — (n.) mid 15c., action of moving forward, from O.Fr. progression (early 15c.), from L. progressionem (nom. progressio) a going forward, from progressus, pp. of progredi go forward, from pro forward (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + gradi to step, walk, f …   Etymology dictionary

  • progression — Progression. s. f. Il n a guere d usage que dans le dogmatique, & en cette phrase, Mouvement de progression, qui signifie aussi, Mouvement en avant …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • progression — progression. См. прогресс. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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