Successors: meaning, definitions and examples
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successors
[ sษkหsษsษrz ]
in mathematics
Numbers that come after a given number in a sequence, especially in the context of arithmetic or geometric progressions.
Synonyms
followers, sequels, subsequent numbers
Examples of usage
- In the sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 53, 56, 59, ..., 5 and 8 are the successors of 2.
- To find the next successor in the series, add 3 to the previous number.
Translations
Translations of the word "successors" in other languages:
๐ต๐น sucessores
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคคเฅเคคเคฐเคพเคงเคฟเคเคพเคฐเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช Nachfolger
๐ฎ๐ฉ penerus
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะฐัััะฟะฝะธะบะธ
๐ต๐ฑ nastฤpcy
๐ฏ๐ต ๅพ็ถ่
๐ซ๐ท successeurs
๐ช๐ธ sucesores
๐น๐ท halefler
๐ฐ๐ท ํ๊ณ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฎููุงุก
๐จ๐ฟ nรกstupci
๐ธ๐ฐ nรกstupcovia
๐จ๐ณ ็ปงๆฟ่
๐ธ๐ฎ nasledniki
๐ฎ๐ธ eftirmenn
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะผาฑัะฐะณะตัะปะตั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแ แแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ varislษr
๐ฒ๐ฝ sucesores
Word origin
The term 'successor' originated from the Latin word 'successor', which means 'one who comes after'. In mathematics, the concept of successors is fundamental to understanding number sequences and progressions. The notion of successors plays a crucial role in various branches of mathematics, including arithmetic, algebra, and number theory.
See also: successes, successful, successfully, succession, successive, successively, successor, unsuccess, unsuccessful, unsuccessfully.