incumbent noun [C]. âº the âperson who has or had a âparticular âofficial âposition: the first/last/âprevious incumbent The âpresent incumbent (of the âpost) is âdue to âretire next âmonth. (Definition of incumbent from the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press). See all translations.
In music, a linear progression (Auskomponierungszug or Zug, abbreviated: Zg. ) is a passing note elaboration involving stepwise melodic motion in one direction between two harmonic tones.  The compositional unfolding of a specific interval, one of the intervals of the chord of nature.
How do we prepare for a future tracking to exponential trends, if we arenât accustomed to thinking this way? Letâs start with the basics of exponential growth. What is exponential growth? Unlike linear growth, which results from repeatedly adding a constant, exponential growth is the repeated multiplication of a constant. This is why linear growth produces a stable straight line over time, but exponential growth skyrockets. Hereâs another way to think about it: imagine you are going to walk down a road taking steps a meter in length. You take 6 steps, and youâve progressed six meters (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).