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Progression vs Deterioration - What's the difference?

progression | deterioration |

As nouns the difference between progression and deterioration

is that progression is the act of moving from one thing to another while deterioration is deterioration.

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

    deterioration

    English

    Noun

  • The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
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    Antonyms

    * amelioration