From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgeometric progressionˌgeoˌmetric proˈgression noun [countable] HMNa set of numbers in order, in which each is multiplied by a specific number to produce the next number in the series (as in 1,2, 4,8, 16, ...) → arithmetic progression
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geometric progression• In a warm climate bees flourish to such an extent that hives proliferate in geometric progression. 