se·quence (s kw ns, -kw ns )n.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. tr.v. 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).
[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 sequ ns, sequent-, present participle of sequ , to follow; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
sequence Noun 1. an arrangement of two or more things in a successive order 2. the successive order of two or more things: chronological sequence 3. an action or event that follows another or others 4. Maths an ordered set of numbers or other quantities in one-to-one correspondence with the integers 1 to n 5. a section of a film forming a single uninterrupted episode Verb to arrange in a sequence [Latin sequi to follow]
sequence (s kw ns)Noun1. 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 }. Also called progression. 2. 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. Verb To determine the order of subunits of a polymer. |
Sequence a continuous or connected series, 1575. Examples: sequence of causes, 1829; of chambers, 1668; of reflections, 1823; of saints, 1589.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | sequence - 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"cistron, gene, factor - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors" string - a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases) combination - a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe" Fibonacci sequence - a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies" codon - a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid | | 2. | sequence - a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"pelting, rain - anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" rotation - a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation" row - a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row" run - an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories" | | 3. | sequence - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a moviephotographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies | | 4. | sequence - the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"chess opening, opening - a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings" ordering, order - the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" alternation - successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes" | | 5. | sequence - several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keysrepeat, repetition - an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's" | | Verb | 1. | sequence - arrange in a sequencegrade, rate, rank, place, range, order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" | | 2. | sequence - determine the order of constituents in; "They sequenced the human genome"ascertain, determine, find out, find - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" |
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