Quick terminology question (1 Viewer)

[leehuan]

What's the difference between calling it a geometric "series" as opposed to a geometric "progression"? Or is there none

 

[InteGrand]

What's the difference between calling it a geometric "series" as opposed to a geometric "progression"? Or is there none

The progression is the sequence of terms, series is the sum of them.

• Geometric progression: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_progression
• Geometric series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_series

 

[leehuan]

Ahh the progression refers to the sequence itself. Got it