progression

Progression is the way things move forward, or a series of successive events.

(noun)

When you go from one blonde girlfriend to another almost identical blonde girlfriend over and over, this is an example of a progression of blonde girlfriends.
When an action you take has a predictable result that leads to the next action you take, this is an example of a logical progression of events.

See progression in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a moving forward or onward; progress
a sequence or succession, as of acts, happenings, etc.
Math. a sequence of numbers, each of which is obtained from its predecessor by the same rule
Music
1. the movement forward from one tone or chord to another
2. a succession of tones or chords

Origin: ME < MFr < L progressio

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See progression in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The process of progressing; progress.
Movement from one member of a continuous series to the next.
A continuous series; a sequence. See Synonyms at series.
Mathematics A series of numbers or quantities in which there is always the same relation between each quantity and the one succeeding it.
Music
a. A succession of tones or chords.
b. A series of repetitions of a phrase, each in a new position on the scale.

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