sequence
A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.
Noun
- A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.
- An alphabet follows a sequence.
- The risks involved in changing the DNA sequence is higher.
- The state of being sequent or following; order of succession.
- Complete the listed tasks in sequence.
- A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony).
- A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services.
- An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.
- A subsequent event; a consequence or result.
- he found no words to convey the impressions he had received; then he gave way to the anger always the sequence of the antagonism of opinion between them. - 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's"...
- A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show, or other video medium.
- What follows is a bunch of nonstop goofery involving chase sequences, dream sequences, fast-changing costumes and an improbable beard, a little musical help from Flight Of The Conchords, and ultimately a very physical...
- A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.
Origin
From Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence (“a sequence of cards, answering verses”), from Late Latin sequentia (“a following”), from Latin sequēns (“following”), from sequī (“to follow”); see sequent.
Forms
Synonyms
array chain procession consecution sequence series string succession train
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
presequence escape sequence course cycle procedure process race thread
Derived
almost split sequence Appell sequence arithmetic sequence asequence base sequence biosequence canonical sequence Cauchy sequence chronosequence climosequence conserved sequence convergent sequence cratonic sequence de Bruijn sequence deduced amino acid sequence degree sequence divisibility sequence DNA sequence dream sequence Ducci sequence eigensequence emoji flag sequence emoji sequence emoji ZWJ sequence
Verb
- To arrange (something) in an order.
- We sequenced the code to keep it organised.
- The later edition of the book sequenced the chapters differently, which caused a lot of confusion among non-technical readers.
- To determine the order of monomers in (a biological polymer), e.g. of amino acids in (a protein), or of bases in (a nucleic acid).
- To produce (music) with a sequencer.
- To proceed through a sequence or series of things.
- Children start to make meanings and connections as soon as they encounter the book. This starts with the initial analyses and inferences they make when they see the book cover and continues as they sequence through the...
- If indeed smokers sequence through more biologic therapies, these findings may bring about significant practice changes focused on smoking cessation earlier in the CD course. - 2023 July 21, Madeline Alizadeh, Osman...