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Exacerbation vs Progression - What's the difference?

exacerbation | progression |

As nouns the difference between exacerbation and progression

is that exacerbation is an increase in the severity of something (such as a disease) while progression is the act of moving from one thing to another.

exacerbation

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)

    • Synonyms

    * aggravation

    Antonyms

    * amelioration

    Related terms

    * exacerbate

    progression

    English

    (wikipedia progression)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of moving from one thing to another.
  • The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.
  • (mathematics) A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.

    • Synonyms

    * (mathematics) sequence

    Derived terms

    * arithmetic progression * geometric progression

    Related terms

    * progress