---
tag: 0D1NY1ARDR
kind: concept
name: Geometric sequence
msc: [40A05]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_progression
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q173523
  wikipedia: Geometric progression
---

## Summary

A geometric sequence is a sequence in which each term is a fixed multiple of the term before it. The fixed factor is the common ratio. The node [[geometric sequence|0MNM54WB99]] gives the precise definition.