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sequence

[ see-kwuhns ]

noun

  1. the following of one thing after another; succession.
  2. order of succession:

    a list of books in alphabetical sequence.

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  3. a continuous or connected series:

    a sonnet sequence.

  4. something that follows; a subsequent event; result; consequence.

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  5. Music. a melodic or harmonic pattern repeated three or more times at different pitches with or without modulation.
  6. Liturgy. a hymn sometimes sung after the gradual and before the gospel; prose.
  7. Movies. a series of related scenes or shots, as those taking place in one locale or at one time, that make up one episode of the film narrative.
  8. Cards. a series of three or more cards following one another in order of value, especially of the same suit.
  9. Genetics. the linear order of monomers in a polymer, as nucleotides in DNA or amino acids in a protein.
  10. Mathematics. a set whose elements have an order similar to that of the positive integers; a map from the positive integers to a given set.


verb (used with object)

sequenced, sequencing.
  1. to place in a sequence.
  2. Biochemistry. to determine the order of (chemical units in a polymer chain), especially nucleotides in DNA or RNA or amino acids in a protein.

sequence

/ 藞蝉颈藧办飞蓹苍蝉 /

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. a sequentially ordered set of related things or ideas
  4. an action or event that follows another or others
    1. cards a set of three or more consecutive cards, usually of the same suit
    2. bridge a set of two or more consecutive cards
  5. music an arrangement of notes or chords repeated several times at different pitches
  6. maths
    1. an ordered set of numbers or other mathematical entities in one-to-one correspondence with the integers 1 to n
    2. an ordered infinite set of mathematical entities in one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers
  7. a section of a film constituting a single continuous uninterrupted episode
  8. biochem the unique order of amino acids in the polypeptide chain of a protein or of nucleotides in the polynucleotide chain of DNA or RNA
  9. RC Church another word for prose
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to arrange in a sequence
  2. biochem to determine the order of the units comprising (a protein, nucleic acid, genome, etc)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sequence

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 , 鈥 1 n }.
  2. Also called progression
  3. 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

  1. To determine the order of subunits of a polymer.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 耻苍顎僤别谤路蝉别顎卶耻别苍肠别 noun
  • 耻苍路蝉别顎僸耻别苍肠别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sequence1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Late Latin sequentia, equivalent to sequ- (stem of 蝉别辩耻墨 鈥渢o follow鈥) + -entia noun suffix; -ence
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sequence1

C14: from Medieval Latin sequentia that which follows, from Latin 蝉别辩耻墨 to follow
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Duncan鈥檚 best sequence came midway through the practice when he completed a touchdown pass to Kwazi Gilmer in one corner of the end zone followed by a touchdown to Gilmer in the other corner.

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But a fifth game was looking unlikely until a bizarre sequence that began with 6:42 to play erased a 4-3 Kings lead and changed the complexion of the series.

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With the state running out of its current combination of license plate numbers and letters, California plans to launch a new license plate sequence for newly registered vehicles starting next year.

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There are differences over the territorial concessions Ukraine would be required to make, security guarantees, sanctions relief for Russia and the sequencing - that is, the order in which obligations undertaken be carried out.

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In this final sequence, we see the real Joe, a man who doesn鈥檛 value love so much as he requires control.

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