sequence: Meaning and Definition of

se•quence

1. the following of one thing after another; succession.
2. order of succession: a list of books in alphabetical sequence.
3. a continuous or connected series: a sonnet sequence.
4. something that follows; a subsequent event; result; consequence.
5. a melodic or harmonic pattern repeated three or more times at different pitches with or without modulation.
6. a hymn sometimes sung after the gradual and before the gospel; prose.
7. a series of related scenes or shots, as those taking place in one locale or at one time, that make up one episode of the film narrative.
8. a series of three or more cards following one another in order of value, esp. of the same suit.
9. the linear order of monomers in a polymer, as nucleotides in DNA or amino acids in a protein.
10. a set whose elements have an order similar to that of the positive integers; a map from the positive integers to a given set.

1. to place in a sequence.
2. to determine the order of (chemical units in a polymer chain), esp. nucleotides in DNA or RNA or amino acids in a protein.