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sequential Definition

se·quen·tial (si kwens̸həl)

adjective

  1. sequent
  2. of, relating to, or forming a sequence

sequential Related Forms
se·quen·tially adverb
sequential Synonyms

sequential

modif.

  1. Next

    subsequent, succeeding, later; see consecutive, following.

  2. Continuous

    incessant, steady, persistent; see constant 1, regular 3.

sequential Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: I mean, we are struck by different feelings all the time.... but don't they all feel almost sequential?

Modifies a noun

  • gearbox: Had two sequential gearboxes which could be changed seperatly or together, with a computer to help control them.
  • regimen: Women who took the sequential regimens had good cycle control with minimal irregular bleeding.
  • jackpot: Spin on metal sequential royal jackpot a wood board.
  • sampling: They include growth curve modeling, sequential acceptance sampling and partial least squares regression.
  • execution: In the world of our chosen abstraction - that of sequential execution of a method - it looks like our thread has hung.
  • injection: The Keihin sequential fuel injection features two throttle butterflies per cylinder.

Modifying Another Word

  • purely: This fact makes programming with vectors a quite distinct proposition from programming with lists, which are purely sequential access.
  • fully: It is not a film which you can view passively; it does not patronize its audience by providing fully sequential information.
  • not: Warning: row n, Book number = m not sequential The Books are out of order.
  • necessarily: Consequently, due to deletions, the numbering is not necessarily sequential.
  • strictly: But these processes are not strictly sequential, they may overlap and one informs the other sometimes in several cycles.
  • almost: I mean, we are struck by different feelings all the time.... but don't they all feel almost sequential?

Preposition: in

  • nature: It was unease that was cyclical rather than sequential in nature.
sequential Quotes

All habits are geared towards the linear, the sequential, but memory refuses such orderliness.

—Lively, Penelope (Margaret)