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harmonic progression

–noun Mathematics.
a series of numbers the reciprocals of which are in arithmetic progression.

Origin:
1865–70
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harmonic progression  
n.  A sequence of quantities whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression, such as 1, 1/3 , 1/5 , 1/7 , ....
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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