Sequence meaning

sē'kwəns, -kwĕns'
To organize or arrange in a sequence.
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A resulting event; consequence; sequel.
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A succession of scenes constituting a single, uninterrupted episode.
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The linear order of bases in a nucleic acid or of amino acids in a protein.
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An ordered set of quantities or elements.
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The repetition of a melodic pattern in the same voice part but at different pitch levels.
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An ordered set of quantities, as x, 2 x2 , 3 x3 , 4 x4 .
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The order of constituents in a polymer, especially the order of nucleotides in a nucleic acid or of the amino acids in a protein.
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To determine the order of constituents in (a polymer, such as a nucleic acid or protein molecule).
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A continuous or related series, often of uniform things.

A sonnet sequence.

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Three or more playing cards in unbroken order in the same suit; run.
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A hymn coming immediately before the Gospel in certain Masses.
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To arrange in a sequence; put in order.
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To find the unique order of (structural units of a gene, protein, etc.) by chemical analysis.
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A following of one thing after another; succession.
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An order of succession; an arrangement.
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The order of constituents in a polymer, especially the order of nucleotides in a nucleic acid or of the amino acids in a protein.
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To organize or arrange in a sequence.
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To determine the order of constituents in a polymer, such as a nucleic acid or protein molecule.
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A set of quantities ordered in the same manner as the positive integers, in which there is always the same relation between each quantity and the one succeeding it. A sequence can be finite, such as {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}, or it can be infinite, such as {1,1 /2 ,1 /3 ,1 /4 , ...1 /n }.
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The order of subunits that make up a polymer, especially the order of nucleotides in a nucleic acid or of the amino acids in a protein.
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To determine the order of subunits of a polymer.
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A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.
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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).
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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.
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(mathematics) An ordered list of objects.
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(now rare) A subsequent event; a consequence or result.
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A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.
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(card games) A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.
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To arrange in an order.
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To determine the order of things, especially of amino acids in a protein, or of bases in a nucleic acid.
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To produce (music) with a sequencer.
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Sequence is a specific order in which things occur.

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

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A following of one thing after another; succession.
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An order of succession; an arrangement.
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A related or continuous series.
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Three or more playing cards in consecutive order; a run.
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A series of related shots that constitute a complete unit of action in a movie.
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A melodic or harmonic pattern successively repeated at different pitches with or without a key change.
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A hymn sung between the gradual and the Gospel.
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Origin of sequence

  • Middle English a type of hymn from Old French from Medieval Latin sequentia hymn, that which follows (from its following the alleluia) from Late Latin from Latin sequēns sequent- present participle of sequī to follow sekw-1 in Indo-European roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence (“a sequence of cards, answering verses"), from Late Latin sequentia (“a following"), from Latin sequens (“following"), from sequi (“to follow"); see sequent.
    From Wiktionary

Sequence Sentence Examples

  • To sequence corn's genome took four years and cost US$30 million.

  • Dean, in turn, began trying to remember the time sequence in his own mind.

  • The best Silurian sequence is in New South Wales.

  • Quantitative methods are divided into four groups, which we now pass on to consider in the following sequence: (a) gravimetric, (0) volumetric, (7) electrolytic, (5) colorimetric.

  • It will be noticed that, although the differences between successive terms of the sequence will ultimately become indefinitely small, there will always be intermediate numbers that do not occur in the sequence.

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