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See more synonyms for sequence on Thesaurus.com the following of one thing after another; succession. order of succession: a list of books in alphabetical sequence. a continuous or connected series: a sonnet sequence. something that follows; a subsequent event; result; consequence. Music a melodic or harmonic pattern repeated three or more times at different pitches with or without modulation. Liturgy a hymn sometimes sung after the gradual and before the gospel; prose. 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. Cards a series of three or more cards following one another in order of value, especially of the same suit. Genetics the linear order of monomers in a polymer, as nucleotides in DNA or amino acids in a protein. 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. Show More
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. Show More
Origin of sequence 1350–1400; Middle English <
Late Latin sequentia, equivalent to
sequ- (stem of
sequī to follow) +
-entia -ence Related forms un·der·se·quence , noun un·se·quenced , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for sequence array ,
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placement Examples from the Web for sequence Contemporary Examples of sequence The central thrust of the sequence derives from historical fact.
But one sequence in particular has divided audiences squarely in half.
Without more details, it is impossible to sort out the sequence of events.
We shot that sequence in 12 days over six consecutive weekends.
At the end of that sequence , Johnny was joking around and said, “We should just put them to work and retire.”
Historical Examples of sequence More and more nervous, she was losing hold on the sequence of her facts.
The most natural thought to follow in sequence is: How like his own art!
Poe's saying that a long poem is a sequence of short ones is perfectly just.
In unity of sequence , the effect of variety is best exemplified by the 9.
What has it to do with trains of reasoning, or with the sequence of events in time?
British Dictionary definitions for sequence an arrangement of two or more things in a successive order the successive order of two or more things chronological sequence a sequentially ordered set of related things or ideas an action or event that follows another or others cards a set of three or more consecutive cards, usually of the same suit bridge a set of two or more consecutive cards music an arrangement of notes or chords repeated several times at different pitches maths an ordered set of numbers or other mathematical entities in one-to-one correspondence with the integers 1 to n an ordered infinite set of mathematical entities in one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers a section of a film constituting a single continuous uninterrupted episode 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 RC Church another word for prose (def. 4) Show More
to arrange in a sequence biochem to determine the order of the units comprising (a protein, nucleic acid, genome, etc) Show More
Word Origin for sequence C14: from Medieval Latin sequentia that which follows, from Latin sequī to follow
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Word Origin and History for sequence n. late 14c., "hymn sung after the Hallelujah and before the Gospel," from Old French sequence "answering verses" (13c.), from Medieval Latin sequentia "a following, a succession," from Latin sequentem (nominative sequens ), present participle of sequi "to follow" (see sequel ). In Church use, a partial loan-translation of Greek akolouthia, from akolouthos "following." General sense of "succession," also "a sequence at cards," appeared 1570s.
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v. "arrange in a sequence," 1954, from sequence (n.). Related: Sequenced ; sequencing .
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sequence [sē′ kwəns, -kwĕns′]
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. Show More
To organize or arrange in a sequence. To determine the order of constituents in a polymer, such as a nucleic acid. Show More
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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 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. Show More
To determine the order of subunits of a polymer. Show More
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