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# sequential

«sequential» in Mova's school dictionary: **Coming one after another in a fixed order** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (sequential); adverb sequentially

### meaning for a pupil

1) Coming one after another in a fixed order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequential/#m1)

2) Done step by step, finishing one step before starting the next. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequential/#m2)

3) (maths, computing) Following a sequence or pattern, like numbers that go up by one each time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequential/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, sequential numbers are like 4, 5, 6, 7; in computing, sequential steps are carried out in order, which is the first idea of a program. In stories and history, sequential events are told in time order. Everyday use: tickets with sequential numbers, sequential instructions in a recipe. Phrases: «in sequential order», «sequential steps», «sequentially numbered».

### examples

- The pages are numbered in sequential order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequential/#x1)
- Our coding lesson showed that a computer follows sequential instructions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequential/#x2)
- The raffle tickets had sequential numbers from 101 to 150. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequential/#x3)
- Put the pictures of the story in sequential order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequential/#x4)
- The recipe gives sequential steps: mix, pour, then bake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequential/#x5)
- The house numbers on our street are not sequential, which confuses the postman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequential/#x6)
- We read the chapters sequentially, not jumping ahead. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequential/#x7)

### note

Adjective; noun «sequence». It means «in order», not just «many». In a maths problem «sequential numbers» usually means consecutive whole numbers (each one more than the last): three sequential numbers add to 3 times the middle one, e.g. 6+7+8=21.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sequential» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sequential/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.