sequential

adjective

se·quen·tial | \ si-ˈkwen(t)-shəl

Definition of sequential

1 : of, relating to, or arranged in a sequence : serial sequential file systems

2 : following in sequence

3 : relating to or based on a method of testing a statistical hypothesis that involves examination of a sequence of samples for each of which the decision is made to accept or reject the hypothesis or to continue sampling

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Put the cards in sequential order. explained that if the two required algebra semesters weren't sequential, the students would likely forget the material

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In recent weeks, the World Record Egg’s official account has been posting sequential images of the egg cracking, appearing to tease a big reveal of something inside. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "What Jerry Media, of Fyre Festival Fame, Had Planned for Instagram’s Most Famous Egg," 31 Jan. 2019 Ahead of the left peg is a sequential foot shifter. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "Why the Honda CRF50F Is the Quintessential Starter Dirt Bike," 28 Nov. 2018 The midpoint of that outlook would represent a plunge of 24% from the first quarter, which would be Micron’s largest sequential drop in a decade. — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, "Micron Brings Back Painful Memories," 18 Dec. 2018 The stingray bot is composed of four sequential layers of material. — William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, "This Swimming Stingray Robot Is Powered by Real, Living Rat Cells," 7 July 2016 The transmission in this case is a Sadev six-speed sequential, with a pneumatic paddle shift system. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "How a day driving high-downforce cars at VIR taught me I’m OK being slow," 11 Sep. 2018 Barnes & Noble reported sequential improvement in comparable sales in the past few months, with the metric falling 0.8% in August. — Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, WSJ, "Barnes & Noble Sales Slide Continues as It Looks to Stabilize Business," 6 Sep. 2018 Tiles have numbers and suits, which can be combined into winning hands through sets of either matching numbers or suited numerically sequential tiles, just like in gin rummy. — Jeff Yang, Vox, "The symbolism of Crazy Rich Asians’ pivotal mahjong scene, explained," 20 Aug. 2018 Can’t wait to be queen Other species exhibit a type of hermaphroditism that is sequential, rather than simultaneous. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, "Alternatives to Heterosexual Pairings, Brought to You By Non-Human Animals," 28 June 2018

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