*progression*

n. [ L. progressio: cf. F. progression. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Course; passage; lapse or process of time. [ 1913 Webster ]

I hope, in a short progression, you will be wholly immerged in the delices and joys of religion. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Math.) Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mus.) A regular succession of tones or chords; the movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the modulations in a piece from key to key. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arithmetical progression, a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal differences, as the numbers { 2, 4, 6, 8, 1010, 8, 6, 4, 2 } by the difference 2. [ 1913 Webster ] --
Geometrical progression, a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal ratios, as the numbers { 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 6464, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2 } by a continual multiplication or division by 2. [ 1913 Webster ] --
Harmonic progression, a progression in which the terms are the reciprocals of quantities in arithmetical progression, as 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10. [ 1913 Webster ]