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progression

1. Maths a sequence of numbers in which each term differs from the succeeding term by a constant relation
2. Music movement, esp of a logical kind, from one note to the next (melodic progression) or from one chord to the next (harmonic progression)
3. 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
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Progression

A gradual increase in the size or shape of a form or design, keeping the same basic theme or idea.
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progression

[prə′gresh·ən]
(mathematics)
A sequence or series of mathematical objects or quantities, each entry determined from its predecessors by some algorithm.
(metallurgy)
The fixed dimension between adjacent stations in a progressive die and thus the precise distance the strip must advance between successive cycles of the press.
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Due to the different depths of the receiver's routes, we had to calibrate the QB's drops to the timing and progression of the patterns.
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The risk for secondary progression in patients who had ever smoked was 3.6-fold higher than in those who never smoked.

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