sequence

sequence [sē′kwəns, sē′kwens΄]

n.

[MFr < LL, a following < L sequens: see SEQUENT]

1.

a) the following of one thing after another in chronological, causal, or logical order; succession or continuity

b) the order in which this occurs

2. a continuous or related series, often of uniform things [a sonnet sequence]

3. three or more playing cards in unbroken order in the same suit; run

4. a resulting event; consequence; sequel

5. Biochem. the linear order of bases in a nucleic acid or of amino acids in a protein

6. Math. an ordered set of quantities or elements

7. Film a succession of scenes constituting a single, uninterrupted episode

8. Music the repetition of a melodic pattern in the same voice part but at different pitch levelsthe repetition of a melodic pattern in the same voice part but at different pitch levels

9. [ME < ML sequentia < LL(Ec), used as transl. of Gr(Ec) akolouthia, a succession of notes on the last syllable of the alleluia: see ACOLYTE] R.C.Ch. a hymn coming immediately before the Gospel in certain Masses

vt.

sequenced, sequencing

1. to arrange in a sequence; put in order

2. Biochem. to find the unique order of (structural units of a gene, protein, etc.) by chemical analysis

SYN.- SERIES