Fibonacci numbers, sequence or series /fē-bō-näˈchē numˈbərz, sēˈkwəns or sēˈrēz/ noun A series of numbers in which each term is the sum of the preceding two terms ORIGIN: Leonardo (Fibonacci) of Pisa (c.1170–c.1230) sequence /sēˈkwəns/ noun- A state or fact of being sequent or consequent
- Succession
- Order of succession
- A series of things following in order
- A succession of quantities each derivable from its predecessor according to a law (mathematics)
- A set of three or more cards consecutive in value
- That which follows
- Consequence
- Successive repetition in higher or lower parts of the scale or in higher or lower keys (music)
- (in cinematography) a division of a film more or less equivalent to a scene in a stage play
- (in liturgics) a hymn in rhythmical prose, sung after the gradual and before the gospel
transitive verb- To place in sequence
- To discover or determine the sequence or order of
ORIGIN: L sequēns, -entis, prp of sequī to follow seˈquencer noun - Any device which arranges or determines the order of a number of events, operations, items or data, etc, in a sequence
- A device connected to a synthesizer that can memorize sequences of notes
seˈquencing noun (biochemistry) The process of determining the order of amino acids in a protein or of nucleotides in DNA or RNA sēˈquent adjective - Following
- Consequent
- Successive
- Consecutive
noun- A follower (Shakespeare)
- That which follows
sequential /si-kwenˈshl/ adjective - In, or having, a regular sequence
- Sequent
- (of data) stored one after another (computing)
sequentiality /-shi-alˈi-ti/ noun sequenˈtially adverb sēˈquently adverb sequence of tenses noun (grammar) The relation of the tense used in a subordinate clause to that used in the principal clause sequential access noun (computing) A method of finding data in a file by reading through the file from the beginning (cf direct access) |