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sequence
[ see-kwuhns ]
/ Ësi kwÉns /
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Definition of sequence
noun
verb (used with object), se·quenced, se·quenc·ing.
to place in a sequence.
Biochemistry. to determine the order of (chemical units in a polymer chain), especially nucleotides in DNA or RNA or amino acids in a protein.
OTHER WORDS FOR sequence
2 arrangement.
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Origin of sequence
First recorded in 1350â1400; Middle English, from Late Latin sequentia, equivalent to sequ- (stem of sequÄ« âto followâ) + -entia noun suffix; see -ence
synonym study for sequence
1. See series.
historical usage of sequence
The original meaning of sequence in Middle English was âa hymn sung after the gradual and before the gospel during Mass.â The Middle English noun comes from Old French sequence, whose original sense, dating from the second half of the 12th century, was the same as in Middle English. Old French sequence comes from Medieval Latin sequentia, with the same original meaning.
Sequentia is a feminine noun formed from sequÄns (inflectional stem sequent- ), the present participle of the verb sequÄ« âto follow,â and the noun suffix -ia . A sequentia was so called because it followed the Alleluia (a liturgical chant in which the word Alleluia (Hallelujah) is combined with scriptural verses, usually from the Psalms).
The usual, typical sense of sequence, âthe succession of one thing after another,â first appears in 1575.
Sequentia is a feminine noun formed from sequÄns (inflectional stem sequent- ), the present participle of the verb sequÄ« âto follow,â and the noun suffix -ia . A sequentia was so called because it followed the Alleluia (a liturgical chant in which the word Alleluia (Hallelujah) is combined with scriptural verses, usually from the Psalms).
The usual, typical sense of sequence, âthe succession of one thing after another,â first appears in 1575.
OTHER WORDS FROM sequence
un·der·se·quence, nounun·se·quenced, adjectiveWords nearby sequence
seqq., sequacious, sequel, sequela, sequelize, sequence, sequence ladder, sequence of tenses, sequencer, sequencing, sequent
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British Dictionary definitions for sequence
sequence
/ (ËsiËkwÉns) /
noun
verb (tr)
to arrange in a sequence
biochem to determine the order of the units comprising (a protein, nucleic acid, genome, etc)
Word Origin for sequence
C14: from Medieval Latin sequentia that which follows, from Latin sequī to follow
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Medical definitions for sequence
sequence
[ sÄâČkwÉns, -kwÄnsâČ ]
n.
A following of one thing after another; succession.
An order of succession; an arrangement.
A related or continuous series.
The order of constituents in a polymer, especially the order of nucleotides in a nucleic acid or of the amino acids in a protein.
v.
To organize or arrange in a sequence.
To determine the order of constituents in a polymer, such as a nucleic acid.
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Scientific definitions for sequence
sequence
[ sÄâČkwÉns ]
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, 12, 13, 14, ⊠1n}. Also called progression
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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