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se·quence  (skwns, -kwns)

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).

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[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 sequns, sequent-, present participle of sequ, to follow; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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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]

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sequence  (skwns)

Noun

1. 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.

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Sequence a continuous or connected series, 1575.

Examples: sequence of causes, 1829; of chambers, 1668; of reflections, 1823; of saints, 1589.

Thesaurus

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" combination - a coordinated sequence of chess moves 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" chronological sequence, chronological succession, succession, successiveness temporal arrangement, temporal order - arrangement of events in time 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 movie episode photographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
	4.	sequence - the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence" succession 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 keys repeat, repetition - an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"
Verb	1.	sequence - arrange in a sequence grade, 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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sequence

noun 1. succession, course, series, order, chain, cycle, arrangement, procession, progression

noun 2. order, structure, arrangement, ordering, placement, layout, progression

Translations

sequence [ˈsiːkwəns] n → sucesión f; serie f;

(CINE) → secuencia;

in sequence → en orden or serie

sequence [ˈsiːkwəns] n → ordre m, suite f;

(in film) → séquence f (= dance); numéro m;

in sequence → par ordre, dans l'ordre, les uns après les autres;

sequence of tenses → concordance f des temps

sequence [ˈsiːkwəns] n → Folge f;

(dance/film sequence) → Sequenz f;

in sequence → der Reihe nach

sequence [ˈsiːkwəns] n (= series) → serie f inv (= order); ordine m;

in sequence → in ordine, di seguito;

sequence of tenses → concordanza dei tempi

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sequence

n sequence [ˈsiːkwəns]

a series of events etc following one another in a particular order He described the sequence of events leading to his dismissal from the firm; a sequence of numbers; a dance sequence. volgorde تَسَلْسُل، تَتابُع поредица sled,řada rækkefølge; række; sekvens; -sekvens die Reihenfolge σειρά, αλληλουχία serie, secuencia sari, järjend زنجيره sarja succession סִדרָה अनुक्रम slijed, niz sor(ozat) rentetan peristiwa röð, syrpa, sería sequenza, successione 結果 이어짐, 연속(물) seka secība urutan reeks rekkefølge, sekvens następstwo, ciąg sequência succesiune последовательность postupnosť, poradie, sled zaporedje niz ordningsföljd, []förlopp, sekvens เหตุการณ์ต่อเนื่องกันมา dizi, zincir 次序 послідовність; ряд سلسلہ، تسلسل chuỗi nhiều sự kiện, con số... 次序