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Noun: arithmetic progression
  1. (mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term
    "1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression"

Derived forms: arithmetic progressions

Type of: patterned advance, progression

Encyclopedia: Arithmetic progression