linear progression
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a sequence of events or steps that follow one another in a direct, predictable order
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- The story follows a simple linear progression from beginning to end.
- Economic growth rarely shows a purely linear progression; there are always fluctuations.
- His career demonstrated a clear linear progression through various management roles.
- Learning a new language often feels like a non-linear progression, with periods of rapid improvement and stagnation.
- The project timeline outlines a strict linear progression of tasks.
- In mathematics, some concepts build upon each other in a logical linear progression.
- The film deliberately avoided a linear progression, opting for a more fragmented narrative.
- We expect to see a linear progression in sales over the next quarter.
- The artist's work showed a gradual linear progression from realism to abstraction.
- Despite the setbacks, the team maintained a steady linear progression towards their goal.