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Definition: sequence
sequence
n 1: serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order
or a recurrent pattern;
“the sequence of names was
alphabetical”;
“he invented a technique to determine the
sequence of base pairs in DNA”
2: a following of one thing after another in time;
“the doctor
saw a sequence of patients” [syn:
chronological sequence,
succession,
successiveness,
chronological succession]
3: film consisting of a succession of related shots that
develop a given subject in a movie [syn:
episode]
4: the action of following in order;
“he played the trumps in
sequence” [syn:
succession]
5: several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys
sequence
v 1: arrange in a sequence
2: determine the order of constituents in;
“They sequenced the
human genome”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sequence
Sequence
\Se"quence\ (s[=e]"kwens), n. [F. s['e]quence, L.
sequentia, fr. sequens. See
Sequent.]
1. The state of being sequent; succession; order of
following; arrangement.
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How art thou a king
But by fair sequence and succession? --Shak.
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Sequence and series of the seasons of the year.
--Bacon.
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2. That which follows or succeeds as an effect; sequel;
consequence; result.
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The inevitable sequences of sin and punishment.
--Bp. Hall.
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3. (Philos.) Simple succession, or the coming after in time,
without asserting or implying causative energy; as, the
reactions of chemical agents may be conceived as merely
invariable sequences.
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4. (Mus.)
(a) Any succession of chords (or harmonic phrase) rising
or falling by the regular diatonic degrees in the same
scale; a succession of similar harmonic steps.
(b) A melodic phrase or passage successively repeated one
tone higher; a rosalia.
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5. (R.C.Ch.) A hymn introduced in the Mass on certain
festival days, and recited or sung immediately before the
gospel, and after the gradual or introit, whence the name.
--Bp. Fitzpatrick.
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Originally the sequence was called a Prose, because
its early form was rhythmical prose. --Shipley.
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6. (Card Playing)
(a) (Whist) Three or more cards of the same suit in
immediately consecutive order of value; as, ace, king,
and queen; or knave, ten, nine, and eight.
(b) (Poker) All five cards, of a hand, in consecutive
order as to value, but not necessarily of the same
suit; when of one suit, it is called a
sequence flush
.
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7. the specific order of any linear arrangement of items; as,
the sequence of amino acid residues in a protein; the
sequence of instructions in a computer program; the
sequence of acts in a variety show.
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Sequence
\Se"quence\, v. t. (Biochem.)
to determine the sequence of; as, to sequence a protein or a
DNA fragment.
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