sequenceとは

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈsikwəns/, /ˈsikwɛns/

名詞

sequence (複数形 sequences)

1. A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series
2. A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony).
3. A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services.
4. (mathematics) An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.
5. (now まれに) A subsequent event; a consequence or result.
   • 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, pp. 12-13:

     he found no words to convey the impressions he had received; then he gave way to the anger always the sequence of the antagonism of opinion between them.

6. A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.
   • 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:

     What follows is a bunch of nonstop goofery involving chase sequences, dream sequences, fast-changing costumes and an improbable beard, a little musical help from Flight Of The Conchords, and ultimately a very physical confrontation with a surprisingly spry Victoria.

7. (card games) A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.

使用する際の注意点

• (数学): Beginning students often confuse sequence with series.

上位語

• (数学): function

下位語

• presequence
• (コンピューター): escape sequence

Meronyms

• (数学): term

派生語

関連する語

動詞

sequence (三人称単数 現在形 sequences, 現在分詞 sequencing, 過去形および過去分詞形 sequenced)

1. (transitive) to arrange in an order
2. (transitive) to determine the order of things, especially of amino acids in a protein, or of bases in a nucleic acid
3. (transitive) to produce (music) with a sequencer

参照

• sequence on Wikipedia.

Further reading

• sequence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• sequence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911