sequence

Sequence is a specific order in which things occur.

(noun)

An example of a sequence is a TV show with a beginning, middle and end.

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See sequence in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

    1. the following of one thing after another in chronological, causal, or logical order; succession or continuity
    2. the order in which this occurs
  1. a continuous or related series, often of uniform things: a sonnet sequence
  2. three or more playing cards in unbroken order in the same suit; run
  3. a resulting event; consequence; sequel
  4. Biochem. the linear order of bases in a nucleic acid or of amino acids in a protein
  5. Math. an ordered set of quantities or elements
  6. Film a succession of scenes constituting a single, uninterrupted episode
  7. Music the repetition of a melodic pattern in the same voice part but at different pitch levels
  8. Origin: ME < ML sequentia < LL(Ec), used as transl. of Gr(Ec) akolouthia, a succession of notes on the last syllable of the alleluia: see acolyte

    R.C.Ch. a hymn coming immediately before the Gospel in certain Masses

Origin: MFr < LL, a following < L sequens: see sequent

transitive verb sequenced, sequencing

  1. to arrange in a sequence; put in order
  2. Biochem. to find the unique order of (structural units of a gene, protein, etc.) by chemical analysis

See sequence in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A following of one thing after another; succession.
  2. An order of succession; an arrangement.
  3. A related or continuous series. See Synonyms at series.
  4. Games Three or more playing cards in consecutive order; a run.
  5. A series of related shots that constitute a complete unit of action in a movie.
  6. Music A melodic or harmonic pattern successively repeated at different pitches with or without a key change.
  7. Roman Catholic Church A hymn sung between the gradual and the Gospel.
  8. Mathematics An ordered set of quantities, as x, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4.
  9. Biochemistry The order of constituents in a polymer, especially the order of nucleotides in a nucleic acid or of the amino acids in a protein.
transitive verb se·quenced, se·quenc·ing, se·quenc·es
  1. To organize or arrange in a sequence.
  2. To determine the order of constituents in (a polymer, such as a nucleic acid or protein molecule).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, a type of hymn

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin sequentia, hymn, that which follows (from its following the alleluia)

Origin: , from Late Latin

Origin: , from Latin sequēns, sequent-

Origin: , present participle of sequī, to follow; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots

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