non-sequential
Not in line
Non-sequential describes things that don't follow a fixed order or numerical progression.
Non-sequential serial numbers suggest items from different batches.
A non-sequential narrative jumps around in time rather than proceeding chronologically: The film tells its story in non-sequential order, opening with the ending.
Totally without arrangement
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- shuffledMixed into disorder
- mixed-upDisordered or bewildered
tangled · muddled · disarrayed · rearranged · out-of-order · fragmented · disrupted · convoluted
Spread widely apart
- distributedDivided and given out
- spreadTo distribute widely
- interspersedScattered among other things
- dottedMarked with small points
sprinkled · peppered · strewn · sporadic · isolated · separated · disconnected · discrete
Based on personal whim
- aleatoryGoverned by chance
- stochasticRandomly determined, statistically describable
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
unpredictable · indiscriminate · randomized · unplanned · accidental · fortuitous · serendipitous · incidental
Happening at once
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- asynchronousNot happening together
- multithreadedExecuting multiple processes simultaneously
- distributedDivided and given out
branching · forking · converging · overlapping · interleaved · coexisting · synchronous · pipelined
chaotic
Totally without arrangement
mixed-up · tangled · muddled · disarrayed · rearranged · out-of-order · fragmented · disrupted · convoluted · nonlinear
dispersed
Spread widely apart
- distributedDivided and given out
- spreadTo distribute widely
- interspersedScattered among other things
dotted · sprinkled · peppered · strewn · sporadic · isolated · separated · disconnected · discrete · fragmented
arbitrary
Based on personal whim
- aleatoryGoverned by chance
- stochasticRandomly determined, statistically describable
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
haphazard · unpredictable · indiscriminate · randomized · unplanned · accidental · fortuitous · serendipitous · incidental · adventitious
concurrent
Happening at once
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- asynchronousNot happening together
- multithreadedExecuting multiple processes simultaneously
distributed · branching · forking · converging · overlapping · interleaved · coexisting · synchronous · pipelined · networked
non-sequentialsequential
Occurring in succession
consecutive · ordered · serial · linear · in order
non-sequentialcontinuous
Without pause or gap
unbroken · contiguous · uninterrupted · connected · seamless