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# progression

«progression» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Moving forward or developing step by step from one stage…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a progression, progressions; progression uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Moving forward or developing step by step from one stage to another: «the progression from caterpillar to butterfly». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#m1)

2) (maths) A sequence of numbers that follow a rule, like 3, 6, 9, 12 (an arithmetic progression) or 2, 4, 8, 16 (a geometric progression). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#m2)

3) (music) A series of chords played one after another: «a chord progression». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#m3)

4) Getting better or worse over time, as in an illness or in skill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school maths, a progression is a number pattern with a steady rule; in science it describes the stages of growth; in sport and learning it shows getting better. Phrases: «arithmetic progression», «geometric progression», «chord progression», «natural progression».

### examples

- 1) Our author maintains that there is a first intelligent, self-existing, almighty, eternal ruling cause of all things, and that an everlasting entity produced nonentities by a progression of effects. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#x1)
- The numbers 5, 10, 15, 20 form an arithmetic progression. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#x2)
- In a geometric progression you multiply by the same number each time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#x3)
- We watched the progression from tadpole to frog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#x4)
- Moving from swimming lessons to the team was a natural progression. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#x5)
- The guitar song uses a simple chord progression. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#x6)
- Doctors try to slow the progression of the disease. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#x7)
- Our reading books show a progression from easy to hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/#x8)

### note

Countable in maths and music (a progression, progressions). Verb: progress; adjective: progressive. Maths: in an arithmetic progression each term = previous term + the same difference (3, 7, 11: +4); in a geometric progression each term = previous term × the same ratio (3, 6, 12: ×2).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «progression» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/progression/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.