nonsequentially
Not in succession
Nonsequentially means not in order or not following a regular sequence.
When you access information nonsequentially, you jump around rather than proceeding from beginning to end—the way someone might read a dictionary by flipping to random pages rather than starting at A.
The chapters can be read nonsequentially.
Digital media made it easy to consume content nonsequentially, skipping ahead or revisiting earlier sections at will.
Nonfunctional or misordered
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- rearrangedAltered the arrangement
- shuffledMixed into disorder
- scrambledMixed into disorder
discontinuous · nonlinear · fragmented · disjointed · anachronistic · achronological · interspersed · interleaved
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- dispersedSpread widely apart
- patchyIrregular in coverage
- spottyIrregular and unreliable
isolated · irregular · spaced · strewn · peppered · sprinkled · dotted · fragmented
Lacking organization or plan
- arbitraryBased on personal whim
- stochasticRandomly determined, statistically describable
- aleatoryGoverned by chance
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
indeterminate · unpatterned · orderless · unsystematic · unmethodical · patternless · chaotic · lottery
out-of-order
Nonfunctional or misordered
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- rearrangedAltered the arrangement
- shuffledMixed into disorder
scrambled · discontinuous · nonlinear · fragmented · disjointed · anachronistic · achronological · interspersed · interleaved · alternating
sporadic
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- dispersedSpread widely apart
- patchyIrregular in coverage
spotty · isolated · irregular · spaced · strewn · peppered · sprinkled · dotted · fragmented · piecemeal
haphazard
Lacking organization or plan
- arbitraryBased on personal whim
- stochasticRandomly determined, statistically describable
- aleatoryGoverned by chance
chance · indeterminate · unpatterned · orderless · unsystematic · unmethodical · patternless · chaotic · lottery · roulette
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- fitfulIrregular and spasmodic
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
variable · uneven · mercurial · volatile · capricious · desultory · spasmodic · jerky · lurching
nonsequentiallysequentially
In ordered succession
in order · step-by-step · consecutively · successively · linearly