Geometric sequence
What Geometric sequence means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA, WJEC.
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Reference: WJEC
A sequence in which each term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by a constant common ratio \(r\).
A sequence in which the ratio of each term to the preceding non-zero term is constant.
Topics that use Geometric sequence
- D: Sequences and series (AQA A-Level)
- Sequences and Series (A2 Unit 3: Pure Mathematics B) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
- Arithmetic sequence
- common difference
- Convergent geometric series
- recurrence relation
- Sequence
- sigma notation
- binomial approximation
- compound growth and depreciation
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