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geometric series [2 records]

Record 1 2022-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
DEF

... the sum of an infinite number of terms that have a constant ratio between successive terms. ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Statistique

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Arithmetic and Number Theory
  • Descriptive Geometry
DEF

A progression or series in which the ratio of each term to the one immediately preceding it is always the same number.

CONT

... the most important feature of the logarithmic spiral is its self-similarity: rotating the spiral by equal amounts increases the distance from the pole by equal ratios, that is, in a geometric progression.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
  • Géométrie descriptive
DEF

Suite de nombres (ou de termes) dont chacun se déduit du précédent par multiplication (ou division) par un nombre constant appelé raison.

PHR

pas, raison d'une progression géométrique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aritmética y teoría de los números
  • Geometría descriptiva
DEF

Progresión en la que dividiendo dos términos consecutivos cualesquiera se obtiene un mismo cociente.

OBS

progresión geométrica: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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