time series

American  

noun

1. a set of observations, results, or other data obtained over a period of time, usually at regular intervals.

   Monthly sales figures, quarterly inventory data, and daily bank balances are all time series.

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time series British  

noun

1. statistics a series of values of a variable taken in successive periods of time

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Etymology

Origin of time series

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Some very important time series have not been done, so those data are lost forever.

From The Verge

The next step, she says, is to look at a time series to figure out whether the temperature gaps between Americans of different races have gotten any better or worse over the years.

From The Verge

"The longer that time series, the better able we are to separate out the natural climate signals from the forced ones, from the human signal," explained European Space Agency mission scientist Craig Donlon.

From BBC

It's time series like the one assembled at the Radcliffe that give us context, and the confidence to make projections about where the weather and the climate may be going in the future.

From BBC

By measuring the brightness of a star, a photometric time series known as the light curve is obtained.

From Nature