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Meaning
Noun
●
A set of things
next to
each other
in a set order; a series
●
The
state of being
sequent
or
following
; order of succession.
●
A
series
of
musical
phrases
where a
theme
or
melody
is
repeated
, with some change each time, such
as in
pitch
or
length
(example:
opening
of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony).
●
A
musical composition
used in some Catholic Masses between the
readings
. The most
famous
sequence
is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in
funeral
services.
●
In Mathematics:
An
ordered
list
of
objects
,
typically
indexed
with natural numbers.
●
A
subsequent
event
; a
consequence
or result.
●
A
series
of
shots
that
depict
a
single
action
or
style
in a
film
,
television show
etc.
●
In Card games:
A
meld
consisting of
three or more
cards
of
successive
ranks
in the same
suit
, such as the
four
,
five
and
six
of hearts.
Verb
●
to
arrange
in an order
●
In Biochemistry:
to
determine
the order of things, especially of
amino acids
in a
protein
, or of
bases
in a
nucleic
acid
●
to
produce
(music) with a sequencer
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Origin
sequence
English
sequence
Middle English (1100-1500)
sequence
French
sequentia
Latin
sequens
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Chain
Consecution
Sequence
Series
Succession
Train
Progression
Row
Antonyms
Hodgepodge
Related
Pattern
Loop
Structure
Montage
Scene
Process
Vector
String
Segment
Timeline
Set
Matrix
Sequential
Array
Format
Interval
Order
Arrangement
Genome
Number
Clip
Frame
Plot
Script
Pair
Code
Cycle
Arc
Phase
Configuration
Motion
Animation
Signal
Gene
Block
Combination
Map
Record
Encode
Cascade
Type
Compilation
Model
Episode
Nucleotide
Storyline
Analyze
Encoding
Line
Classify
Component
Length
Path
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Transcription
Function
Description
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