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- Dictionarysequence/ˈsiːkwəns/
noun
- 1. a particular order in which related things follow each other: "the content of the programme should follow a logical sequence" Similar
- 2. a set of related events, movements, or items that follow each other in a particular order: "a gruelling sequence of exercises"
verb
- 1. arrange in a particular order: "trainee librarians decide how a set of misfiled cards could be sequenced"
- 2. play or record (music) with a sequencer.
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SEQUENCE definition: 1. a series of related things or events, or the order in which they follow each other: 2. a series…. Learn more.
noun. se· quence ˈsē-kwən (t)s. -ˌkwen (t)s. Synonyms of sequence. 1. : a hymn in irregular meter between the gradual and Gospel in masses for special occasions (such as Easter) 2. : a continuous or connected series: such as. a. : an extended series of poems united by a single theme. a sonnet sequence. b.
noun. a following of one thing after another in time. “the doctor saw a sequence of patients” synonyms: chronological sequence, chronological succession, succession, successiveness. see more. noun. the action of following in order. “he played the trumps in sequence ” synonyms: succession. see more. noun.
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}.
A sequence of things is a number of them that come one after another in a particular order. This sequence of events led to the accident. American English : sequence / ˈsikwəns /
In mathematics, a sequence is an enumerated collection of objects in which repetitions are allowed and order matters. Like a set, it contains members (also called elements, or terms ). The number of elements (possibly infinite) is called the length of the sequence.
to combine things in a particular order, or discover the order in which they are combined: They discussed how to sequence the steps in the plan. reading books sequenced in order of difficulty. biology specialized. to discover the order in which nucleotides (= chemical substances) are combined within DNA:
Definition of sequence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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).
a series of related events or things that have a particular order: the sequence of events that led to his death. sequence noun (ORDER) the order that events or things should happen or be arranged in: I got my slides mixed up and they appeared out of sequence.
