sequence
IPA: sˈikwʌns
noun
- A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series
- (uncountable) 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.
- (mathematics) An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.
- (now rare) A subsequent event; a consequence or result.
- A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.
- (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
- (transitive) to arrange in an order
- (transitive, biochemistry) to determine the order of things, especially of amino acids in a protein, or of bases in a nucleic acid
- (transitive) to produce (music) with a sequencer
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Examples of "sequence" in Sentences
- All the sequences are linked with each other.
- The sequence of events starts with the solids.
- But the goal of the sequence is usually the dominant.
- The original sequence of the miniatures is uncertain.
- A subnet of a sequence is not necessarily a subsequence.
- Sequencers automate the process of sequencing the genome.
- The countability implies that a subsequence is a sequence.
- The generating function of the Fibonacci sequence is the power series.
- The aftershock sequence for this event has continued up to the present day.
- The aftershock sequence has continued for over 140 years until the present day.
- Like trailers and film scores, the title sequence is a worthy subject for exploration.
- The title sequence made it sure that they're not altogether happy it's still called "Cougar Town" Tue., 8:30 p.m.
- I bought a Colt 1991A1 with the Serial Numbers in sequence from the old Colt Model 1911A1 my grandfather had (mine was about 20,000 higher in sequence from his)
- Perhaps most important, MTVhive.com has launched another new program, "Weird Vibes," that flaunts MTV's vintage format: music videos, interviews with indie and underground artists, and a title sequence lifted right out of 1986.
- The next New Adventure in sequence is Paul Cornell's Love and War, which I read a year and a half ago (and greatly enjoyed); but I shall skip it for now and go on to Ben Aaronovitch's Transit - I am not a particular fan of Aaronovitch's writing, but let's see if this will bring me round.
- It's the sort of series that's not iconic enough to get the full-blown treatment but the hardcore fans who like it can only be disappointed by the decent but not great prints used, the failure to include the full and appropriate theme songs for each season the title sequence changed and so on.
- It's a common occurrence: you buy a box set of a show you fondly yet vaguely remember, then, after you've got the buzz of seeing the title sequence again and reacquainted yourself with the characters, you find that maybe the whole series wasn't as good as your rose-tinted vision had you believe.
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