arithmetical progression
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"It is quite impossible," says Darwin, "for any arithmetical progression to fight against a geometrical progression."
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Since 1920 Walgreen's growth has almost been an arithmetical progression.
From Time Magazine Archive
No system which makes mere arithmetical progression a substitute for intrinsic qualities can long prove satisfactory.
From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand
One of the ideas is that of an arithmetical progression; another one is that of a geometrical progression.
From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred
The values of the function of x, cekx, increase according to the terms of a geometrical progression as the variable x increases in arithmetical progression....
From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred
