sequence

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Mathematics Academic · Technical

n. a list of numbers or objects that follow a specific rule or order.

n. an ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers, following a specific mathematical rule.

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“The teacher asked the students to find the next number in the sequence.”

“The Fibonacci sequence is a famous example of a numerical pattern where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Theater

n. a part of a movie that shows one particular event or scene.

n. a series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film or television production.

“The opening sequence of the movie was filmed in the mountains.”

“The director spent three weeks editing the dream sequence to ensure the transitions felt fluid and surreal for the audience.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Music Technical

n. a short piece of music that is repeated at a higher or lower pitch.

n. a series of musical phrases where a theme is repeated at different pitch levels.

“The composer used a rising sequence to make the music feel more exciting.”

“The baroque concerto features a complex harmonic sequence that builds tension before resolving into the final major chord.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Academic

v. to put things into a specific order.

v. to arrange elements or data into a particular order or succession.

“The software allows you to sequence your photos by the date they were taken.”

“The algorithm is designed to sequence the incoming data packets to ensure they are processed in the correct chronological order.”

C1 · Advanced Science Technical

v. to find the order of chemicals in a piece of DNA.

v. to determine the order of monomers in a biological polymer, such as bases in a nucleic acid.

“Scientists have finally finished sequencing the entire human genome.”

“By sequencing the viral DNA, researchers were able to identify the specific mutation responsible for the increased transmission rate.”