sequential

/'si:kwənt/ Cách viết khác : (sequential) /si'kwenʃəl/

Thân thiện

The numbers are arranged in sequential order on the chart.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Following a logical order or sequence: Describes something that occurs in a consecutive, step-by-step order, where one event or item follows another directly. 2. Characterized by a regular succession: Indicates a series where there are no gaps or interruptions in the order.

Usage

The adjective "sequential" is used to describe processes, events, data, or actions that happen one after the other in a specific, often predetermined, order. It emphasizes the importance of the sequence itself.

Examples

• The instructions must be followed in sequential order for the experiment to work.
• The files are stored in sequential format on the tape drive.
• She told the story in a clear, sequential manner, making it easy to understand.
• The development of a butterfly from egg to adult is a sequential process.

Advanced Usage

• Sequential access: A computing term for a method of reading data where you must go through items in the order they are stored.
  • Hard drives allow random access, but old tape drives required sequential access.
• Sequential logic: In electronics and computing, a type of digital logic circuit whose output depends on both current and past inputs.
  • Flip-flops are basic building blocks of sequential logic circuits.

Variants and Related Words

• Sequence (n): A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
  • The sequence of DNA bases determines genetic information.
• Sequentially (adv): In a way that follows a sequence.
  • The tasks were completed sequentially, not all at once.
• Consecutive (adj): Following one after another in uninterrupted succession. (A close synonym, but often implies a tighter, unbroken chain).
  • It rained for three consecutive days.

Synonyms

• Consecutive
• Serial
• Successive
• Ordered

Antonyms

• Random
• Simultaneous
• Non-sequential
• Haphazard

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Sequential order: The arrangement of items or events one after another.
  • Please arrange the documents in sequential order by date.
• Sequential processing: Performing operations one at a time in a fixed order.
  • Early computers relied heavily on sequential processing.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. in regular succession without gaps
   • serial concerts

Từ đồng nghĩa

• consecutive
• sequent
• serial
• successive