progression

Movement or change from one member of a continuous series to the next.

A continuous series; a sequence: synonym: series.

A series of numbers or quantities in which there is always the same relation between each quantity and the one succeeding it.

A succession of tones or chords.

A series of repetitions of a phrase, each in a new position on the scale.

In mathematics: A discrete series which has a first element but no last.

The forward change of mutes from one order (surd, sonant, or aspirate) to another, according to Grimm’s law.

In Stumpf’s psychology, one of the four immanent relations of sensation, the other three being number, similarity, and fusion. It is most clearly illustrated in the facts of sensation intensity.

In gambling, any method of advancing the amount of a lost bet and reducing a bet won: a form of martingale, sometimes called “progress and pinch.” Starting with 5 chips, if the first, bet is lost 6 are wagered; if it is won, 4 only.