seriation

[ seer-ee-ey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seriation¹

1650–60; < Latin seri ( ēs ) series + -ation

Example Sentences

There are noted, however, by Bonnier certain improvements made by Albertus on Aristotle's view of the seriation of living things.

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