seriation

American  

[seer-ee-ey-shuhn] / ˌsɪər iˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of seriation

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

Example Sentences

Norton found that most of her young subjects scored lower than average on seriation tests, which measured their abilities to understand sequences of events.

From Time Magazine Archive

This peculiarity may be compared with that which we have drawn attention to regarding the development of the ulna; but here the seriation is less distinct.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

This seems, however, to refer to a seriation of whole organisms and not of organs, so that the possibility of a seriation of organs within a class is not denied.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

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

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell