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geometric series
/dʒˌiːoʊmˈɛtɹɪk sˈɪɹiz/
/dʒˌiːəʊmˈɛtɹɪk sˈiəɹiz/
Geometric series
01
a series of numbers in which each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous term by a fixed, non-zero number
Examples
The geometric series 2, 4, 8, 16, ... has a common ratio of 2.
Financial calculations often use geometric series to model compound interest.
