progression vs recession

progression

noun
  • The act of moving from one thing to another. 

  • A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant. 

  • chord progression 

  • The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward. 

  • Development, increase, evolution. 

  • The making an exercise more exerting by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed. 

recession

noun
  • The act of ceding something back. 

  • A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly. 

  • The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing. 

  • A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age. 

  • A period of reduced economic activity 

  • The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service. 

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