sequential
adjective /sɪˈkwenʃl/
/sɪˈkwenʃl/
(formal)- following in order of time or place
- sequential data processing
Extra Examples- A list of keys in sequential order is fed into the program.
- A sequential pattern of elements can be detected in the symbols.
- The buying process is analysed as a series of sequential steps.
- The organization of the chapters is sequential.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySequential is used with these nouns:- narrative
Word Originearly 19th cent. (as a medical term in the sense ‘following as a secondary condition’): from sequence, on the pattern of consequential.