harmonic progression

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   (mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression

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Questions about harmonic progression

What does harmonic progression mean?

harmonic progression means "(mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression".

Is harmonic progression a common word?

harmonic progression is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.