Sequence meaning

What does “sequence” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sequence” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern.

sequence

noun

serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
“the sequence of names was alphabetical”
“he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA”
a following of one thing after another in time
“the doctor saw a sequence of patients”
Synonymschronological sequence succession successiveness chronological succession
film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
Synonymsepisode
the action of following in order
“he played the trumps in sequence”
Synonymssuccession
several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

verb

arrange in a sequence
determine the order of constituents in
“They sequenced the human genome”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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