linear progression
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflinearandprogression
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linear
adjective
uk/ˈlɪn.i.ər/us/ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/
consisting of relating to lines ...
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progression
noun[C or U]
uk/prəˈɡreʃ.ən/us/prəˈɡreʃ.ən/
the act of changing to the next stage ...
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(Definition oflinearandprogressionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflinear progression
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Thelinearprogressionof time is ruptured by visions, which, like hadiths, involve sense experiences, witnessing, face-to-face encounters, and immediacy.
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Although there is nolinearprogressionto the story, it is gripping and powerful.
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The developmental sequences are shown here as alinearprogressionof steps for technical reasons only.
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The reflex metaphor suggests that cognitive processing is similar to simple reflexes in that there is alinearprogressionfrom input (perception) to output (response).
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This study reveals no transformation, no inevitable andlinearprogressionfrom the primitive to the sophisticated, and no creation of quasifactories.
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There is nolinearprogressionthrough this format, as there would be in a more traditional musical work such as an orchestral composition.
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The process has been simplified and presented as a simple,linearprogressionin the figure; in reality, substantial interactions occur between individual stages.
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This model is not intended to imply a strictlylinearprogressionfrom one stage to the next.
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In effect, alinearprogressionfrom amateur to professional and oral networks to institutionalised knowledge simplifies too greatly.
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From our analysis a general principle emerged: discrete oscillation bands form a geometric progression on a linear frequency scale and thus alinearprogressionon a natural logarithmic scale.
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Obviously, health does not go in alinearprogressionwith age.
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I honestly do not think that knowledge must necessarily move through alinearprogressionof machines.
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There is alinearprogression.
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Instead of a clear,linearprogression, the product lines overlapped and in some cases borrowed technology from each other.
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Everything is edited in alinearprogressionand usually in its entirety.
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This ladder-like ordering was taken to be a strict,linearprogression, or unilineal evolution.
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In keeping with tradition, the game also features branching paths instead of thelinearprogressionfound in most video games.
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Although each story has alinearprogression, the events are not necessarily presented in chronological order.
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