arithmetical progression
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"It is quite impossible," says Darwin, "for any arithmetical progression to fight against a geometrical progression."
From Time Magazine Archive
Since 1920 Walgreen's growth has almost been an arithmetical progression.
From Time Magazine Archive
His income increased in arithmetical progression, and his expenditure in geometrical.
From Marge Askinforit by Pain, Barry
The 9th term of an arithmetical progression is the 16th term is Find the first term.
From A Review of Algebra by Rivenburg, Romeyn Henry
To effect this, connect together a series of numbers increasing by arithmetical progression with a series increasing by multiplication or by mathematical progression.
From Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight by Willcock, John
