arithmetic progression
noun[CorU]
mathematicsspecializeduk/ær.ɪθˌmet.ɪ.k prəˈɡreʃ.ən/us/er.ɪθˌmet̬.ɪ.k prəˈɡreʃ.ən/(alsoarithmetic sequence,uk/ær.ɪθˌmet.ɪ.k ˈsiː.kwəns/us/er.ɪθˌmet̬.ɪ.k ˈsiː.kwəns/);(alsoold-fashionedarithmetical progression,uk/ær.ɪθˌmet.ɪ.kəl prəˈɡreʃ.ən/us/er.ɪθˌmet̬.ɪ.kəl prəˈɡreʃ.ən/)asequence(= anorderedseriesofnumbers)in which thenumbersgetbiggerorsmallerby the sameamount, such as 3, 6, 9..., or 9, 6, 3:
算术级数,等差数列,其中任何相邻两项以相同数量递增或递减,如3,6,9…, 或9,6,3Acomputersearchrevealedanarithmeticprogressionconsisting of 23primes, thelongestsuchsequenceyetfound.电脑搜索显示了一个由 23 个素数组成的等差数列,这是迄今为止发现的最长的此类数列。
Thus theterms1, 4, 7, 10formanarithmeticsequence.因此,1,4,7,10这四项构成一个等差数列。
Compare
geometric progression
- In thefollowingarithmeticprogressions, the first threetermsand the lasttermare given. Find thenumberofterms.
- Asquirreliscollectingnuts. Itcollects5nutson the firstdayof themonth, 8nutson the second, 11 on the third and so on inarithmeticprogression.
- Find whichtermof thearithmeticprogressionwill next beequalto atermof thegeometricprogression.
- All hissculpturesarebasedon asequenceofnumbers, anarithmeticalprogression.
- Theydiminishedthepriceoftheirproduceinarithmeticalprogression.
Numerical relationships
- absolute maximum
- absolute minimum
- cardinality
- decreasing
- differential
- differential equation
- disproportionate
- intersect
- inverse function
- inverse proportion
- linear
- linearly
- monotonic
- percent
- percentage
- prorated
- quantile
- ratio
- recursion
- trinomial