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Progress Review: A periodic review of a capital investment project to evaluate its continued economic viability.

Progressive Tax: In a progressive, or graduated, income tax system, taxpayers with higher incomes are taxed at higher rates that those with lower incomes. Those in favor of this approach say that the greates . . . View Full Definition

Progressive Tax System: A tax system providing that the average tax rate increases for some increases in income, but never decreases with an increase in income.

Progressive Scan: The way a television decodes an image – also known as non-interlaced, the odd and even fields are scanned sequentially (1, 2, 3, 4…) every 1/60 of a second. 60 frames are produced every seco . . . View Full Definition

Progressive Wave: A wave that advances in distance along the sea surface or at some intermediate depth. Although the wave form itself travels significant distances, the water particles that make up the wave m . . . View Full Definition

Progressive Offset: Where a set of clubs has differing amounts of offset (leading edge of face behind forward edge of hosel) throughout, e.g., more offset in the long irons than in the short irons

Progressive: Pressure time curve which shows increased pressure with duration.

Progressive Discipline: A form of discipline whereby increasingly harsher penalties are awarded each time an employee is disciplined for the same or a different performance infraction or policy or work-rule violati . . . View Full Definition

Reasonable Academic Progress (RAP): the South Carolina Lottery Tuition Assistance has its own academic progress standards called Reasonable Academic Progress (RAP). Students must satisfy the RAP requirements listed below in or . . . View Full Definition

Progressive Resistance: Method of training where weight is increased as muscles gain strength and endurance. The backbone of all weight training.