sequential

[ si-kwen-shuhl ]
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adjective
  1. characterized by regular sequence of parts.

  1. Business. by comparison with the immediately preceding period, usually a fiscal quarter: a sequential increase in gross profit.

Origin of sequential

1
First recorded in 1815–25; sequent + -ial

Other words from sequential

  • se·quen·ti·al·i·ty [si-kwen-shee-al-i-tee], /sɪˌkwɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti/, noun
  • se·quen·tial·ly, adverb
  • non·se·quen·tial, adjective
  • non·se·quen·ti·al·i·ty, noun
  • un·se·quen·tial, adjective

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How to use sequential in a sentence

  • This is why their sequentiality conflicts with subjects of configurational condition.

  • Afterwards, the direction corresponding to a cognitive structure associated with sequentiality was adopted.

  • Sequentiality of work is replaced by cycles of parallel activity during which generations compete as adversaries.

  • Food preparation was characterized by its intrinsic sequentiality, by linear dependencies among its variables.

  • The design that leads to such patterns of human experiences must free itself from the constraints of sequentiality.

British Dictionary definitions for sequential

sequential

/ (sɪˈkwɛnʃəl) /


adjective
  1. characterized by or having a regular sequence

  2. another word for sequent

Derived forms of sequential

  • sequentiality (sɪˌkwɛnʃɪˈælɪtɪ), noun
  • sequentially, adverb

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