Sequence
noun
A set of related events, actions, or things that follow each other in a particular order.
The sequence of events led to the discovery of a new species.
Often appears as...
- a sequence of events
- a sequence of actions
noun
A part of a film or play that deals with one event.
The chase sequence in the movie was very exciting.
Often appears as...
- a chase sequence
- a dance sequence
noun
An arrangement of DNA, RNA, or amino acids in a certain order.
The genetic sequence was unique to the species.
Often appears as...
- genetic sequence
- amino acid sequence
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Technical
noun
A set of numbers in a specific order based on a rule or pattern.
They were asked to determine the next number in the sequence.
Often appears as...
- number sequence
- arithmetic sequence
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Academic
noun
A series of yoga poses done in a specific order.
The yoga teacher demonstrated a sun salutation sequence.
Often appears as...
- yoga sequence
- sun salutation sequence
noun
A set of instructions to be followed in a specific order.
The programmer wrote a new sequence into the code.
Often appears as...
- program sequence
- instruction sequence
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Technical
noun
A set of related events, actions, or things that follow each other in a particular order.
The sequence of events led to the discovery of a new species.
Often appears as...
- a sequence of events
- a sequence of actions
noun
A part of a film or play that deals with one event.
The chase sequence in the movie was very exciting.
Often appears as...
- a chase sequence
- a dance sequence
noun
An arrangement of DNA, RNA, or amino acids in a certain order.
The genetic sequence was unique to the species.
Often appears as...
- genetic sequence
- amino acid sequence
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A set of numbers in a specific order based on a rule or pattern.
They were asked to determine the next number in the sequence.
Often appears as...
- number sequence
- arithmetic sequence
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A series of yoga poses done in a specific order.
The yoga teacher demonstrated a sun salutation sequence.
Often appears as...
- yoga sequence
- sun salutation sequence
noun
A set of instructions to be followed in a specific order.
The programmer wrote a new sequence into the code.
Often appears as...
- program sequence
- instruction sequence
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Narrative Flow
Understand 'sequence' as the building blocks of a story, showing progression from start to end.
The sequence of events in the novel was complex but engrossing.
Pro Tip 2/2Order Matters
In sequences, changing the order can alter the meaning or outcome.
Mixing up the sequence in a recipe resulted in an inedible cake.
Pro Tip 1/2Narrative Flow
Understand 'sequence' as the building blocks of a story, showing progression from start to end.
The sequence of events in the novel was complex but engrossing.
Pro Tip 2/2Order Matters
In sequences, changing the order can alter the meaning or outcome.
Mixing up the sequence in a recipe resulted in an inedible cake.
Pro Tip 1/2Narrative Flow
Understand 'sequence' as the building blocks of a story, showing progression from start to end.
The sequence of events in the novel was complex but engrossing.
Pro Tip 2/2Order Matters
In sequences, changing the order can alter the meaning or outcome.
Mixing up the sequence in a recipe resulted in an inedible cake.
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Filming The Yeti PIPE Wild...
those teeth it's just incredible to be that close to a dramatic event like that is quite special like with many sequences we work with scientists who normally spend their days with the monkeys so monkeys are used to people being around them the crew has to be quite small you have to be respectful of those animals you always have to remember that even if
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Buffalo buffalo buffalo:...
These different interpretations create a sequence of words that is grammatically correct as it stands, though it helps to add in a few implied phrases and punctuation marks to reveal what's really going on. Buffalo buffalo are bison from the city of Buffalo, and this sentence has three groups of them.
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The coelacanth: A living...
the coelacanth even shares the same genetic sequence that promotes limb development in land vertebrates. So although the coelacanth itself isn't a land-walker, its fins do resemble those of its close relatives who first hauled their bodies onto land with the help of these sturdy, flexible appendages,
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
the most astounding experience i've ever had probably in my life was traveling down to the antarctic peninsula to film the killer whales for frozen planets it was just the most remarkable experience we were down there to try to find a holy grail sequence something that has been
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Filming The World's...
i'm emma nappa and i'm the producer of the australia episode of seven worlds one planet including being one of the directors on the cassowary sequence australia is an ancient continent and it's also full of animals that you don't see in other places and surprising animals
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Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons...
they're all noisy and imperfect -- and we extract from them an inferred task trajectory and control sequence for the robot. We then execute that on the robot, we observe what happens, then we adjust the controls, using a sequence of techniques called iterative learning.
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Designing for TED...
wanted to be in make an opening that was objects but I didn't know the software well in mouse and it started to orbiting things around like a whole universe and it created this thing that I knew that that this was going to be either spectacular opening title sequence
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
We're hoping to break a world record with this. I would love to break a world record today, -I'm not gonna lie. -Okay. And where's the other half? Is this working in a different way? So this is an acoustic vortex. So we fire these loudspeakers in a sequence,
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Fossils 101 PIPE National...
that their genetic material was extracted and partially sequenced. And footprints left behind by ancient hominids help paint a picture of what life was like for early human ancestors millions of years ago. With every fossil uncovered,
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Extraordinary Lion Hunt...
A few years later, similar technology made it possible to film one of the most extraordinary hunting sequences ever recorded, using whole batteries of infrared lights mounted on vehicles.
Video examples
Filming The Yeti PIPE Wild...
those teeth it's just incredible to be that close to a dramatic event like that is quite special like with many sequences we work with scientists who normally spend their days with the monkeys so monkeys are used to people being around them the crew has to be quite small you have to be respectful of those animals you always have to remember that even if
Video examples
Buffalo buffalo buffalo:...
These different interpretations create a sequence of words that is grammatically correct as it stands, though it helps to add in a few implied phrases and punctuation marks to reveal what's really going on. Buffalo buffalo are bison from the city of Buffalo, and this sentence has three groups of them.
Video examples
The coelacanth: A living...
the coelacanth even shares the same genetic sequence that promotes limb development in land vertebrates. So although the coelacanth itself isn't a land-walker, its fins do resemble those of its close relatives who first hauled their bodies onto land with the help of these sturdy, flexible appendages,
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
the most astounding experience i've ever had probably in my life was traveling down to the antarctic peninsula to film the killer whales for frozen planets it was just the most remarkable experience we were down there to try to find a holy grail sequence something that has been
Video examples
Filming The World's...
i'm emma nappa and i'm the producer of the australia episode of seven worlds one planet including being one of the directors on the cassowary sequence australia is an ancient continent and it's also full of animals that you don't see in other places and surprising animals
Video examples
Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons...
they're all noisy and imperfect -- and we extract from them an inferred task trajectory and control sequence for the robot. We then execute that on the robot, we observe what happens, then we adjust the controls, using a sequence of techniques called iterative learning.
Video examples
Designing for TED...
wanted to be in make an opening that was objects but I didn't know the software well in mouse and it started to orbiting things around like a whole universe and it created this thing that I knew that that this was going to be either spectacular opening title sequence
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
We're hoping to break a world record with this. I would love to break a world record today, -I'm not gonna lie. -Okay. And where's the other half? Is this working in a different way? So this is an acoustic vortex. So we fire these loudspeakers in a sequence,
Video examples
Fossils 101 PIPE National...
that their genetic material was extracted and partially sequenced. And footprints left behind by ancient hominids help paint a picture of what life was like for early human ancestors millions of years ago. With every fossil uncovered,
Video examples
Extraordinary Lion Hunt...
A few years later, similar technology made it possible to film one of the most extraordinary hunting sequences ever recorded, using whole batteries of infrared lights mounted on vehicles.
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Quote examples
Hart Bochner
Canadian Actor
I love directing more than anything in the world, and I love being in the editing room. I love cutting. When I'm shooting, I cut it in my head anyway. That's not to say that it always turns out that way, but you have a sense when you're composing a sequence or a scene how you want it to look anyway.
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Emma Walton Hamilton
British Author
Young children especially are receiving so much of the world through their ears and their eyes, particularly if they're pre-literate. So engaging them with sound, particularly sound that stirs them emotionally because of the sequence of notes, will make them pay attention.
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Julie Plec
American Producer
There's something about a supernatural universe that you would think would actually make it easier to create tension and build conflict and have big scares and big ideas and big sequences. And that's true in a lot of ways. You can pick the best idea out of a hat.
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John Sayles
American Director
The hardest thing about movie acting is that if you're playing a character who changes within the movie, you've got to do that, but you've got to do it out of sequence, because we never have gotten to shoot in sequence, and that's really, really tough.
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Esme Creed-Miles
English Actress
Obviously, for safety reasons, there's some stuff I can't do, but fighting is more than just about nailing the moves accurately, to sort of pull off the stunt sequence. It's also about bringing emotion to it and character.
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Iain Banks
Scottish Writer
You get so caught up in what you're writing - action sequences tend to do that more than anything else because you're living it, and feeling for your characters.
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Eudora Welty
American Author
Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of stumbling upon cause and effect in the happenings of a writer's own life.
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Dr. Dre
American Musician
I realized at a young age that sequence in an album is almost as important as the songs that are on the album.
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Kari Skogland
Character, story and plot are affected by any action sequence so you have to really design them accordingly.
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Anushka Shetty
Indian Actress
Preparing for action sequences helps me stay fit.
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Hart Bochner
Canadian Actor
I love directing more than anything in the world, and I love being in the editing room. I love cutting. When I'm shooting, I cut it in my head anyway. That's not to say that it always turns out that way, but you have a sense when you're composing a sequence or a scene how you want it to look anyway.
Quote examples
Emma Walton Hamilton
British Author
Young children especially are receiving so much of the world through their ears and their eyes, particularly if they're pre-literate. So engaging them with sound, particularly sound that stirs them emotionally because of the sequence of notes, will make them pay attention.
Quote examples
Julie Plec
American Producer
There's something about a supernatural universe that you would think would actually make it easier to create tension and build conflict and have big scares and big ideas and big sequences. And that's true in a lot of ways. You can pick the best idea out of a hat.
Quote examples
John Sayles
American Director
The hardest thing about movie acting is that if you're playing a character who changes within the movie, you've got to do that, but you've got to do it out of sequence, because we never have gotten to shoot in sequence, and that's really, really tough.
Quote examples
Esme Creed-Miles
English Actress
Obviously, for safety reasons, there's some stuff I can't do, but fighting is more than just about nailing the moves accurately, to sort of pull off the stunt sequence. It's also about bringing emotion to it and character.
Quote examples
Iain Banks
Scottish Writer
You get so caught up in what you're writing - action sequences tend to do that more than anything else because you're living it, and feeling for your characters.
Quote examples
Eudora Welty
American Author
Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of stumbling upon cause and effect in the happenings of a writer's own life.
Quote examples
Dr. Dre
American Musician
I realized at a young age that sequence in an album is almost as important as the songs that are on the album.
Quote examples
Kari Skogland
Character, story and plot are affected by any action sequence so you have to really design them accordingly.
Quote examples
Anushka Shetty
Indian Actress
Preparing for action sequences helps me stay fit.
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