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

Find four numbers in arithmetical progression, such that the sum of the first two is 1, and the sum of the last two is -19.

From A Review of Algebra by Rivenburg, Romeyn Henry

Furthermore, the advance is by geometrical, and not merely by arithmetical progression.

From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton

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