sequences

Things following patterns

Sequences is the plural of sequence—an ordered series where position matters.

Musical sequences, DNA sequences, numerical sequences all share this quality: elements following one another in a specific arrangement.

In film, a sequence is a series of related shots forming a unit of narrative.

The verb sequences means to arrange in order or determine the order of: The lab sequenced the patient's genome.

chronology

timeline

Ordered display of events

succession · phases · stages · order · chain · progression · continuum · generations · dynasty · lineage

mathematics

series

Ordered set of related items

progression · permutation · combinatorics · Fibonacci · arithmetic · geometric · recurrence · infinite series · terms · monotonic

computing

array

Ordered collection or display

  • listSequence of recorded items
  • iteratorSequential element accessor
  • loopCurve closing on itself

index · queue · stack · buffer · stream · string · sorting · recursion · algorithm · linked list

pattern

motif

Recurring thematic element

design · mosaic · weave · symmetry · lattice · grid · tessellation · cycle · recurrence · alternation

narrative

plot

Storyline or land parcel

scenes · acts · trilogy · saga · franchise · cliffhanger · finale · prequel · sequel · montage

choreography

steps

Sequential actions in process

gestures · poses · formations · choreography · blocking · cues · timing · flow · transitions · combinations

biological

DNA

Hereditary code molecule

proteins · nucleotides · chromosomes · peptides · codons · base pairs · RNA · mRNA · genetic code · polypeptides

Categories
Opposites
order and arrangement

sequencesrandomness

Lack of predictable pattern

disorder · chaos · disarray · disarrays · jumbles

continuity

sequencesdiscontinuities

Breaks in flow

fragments · interruptions · breaks · gaps · disjunctions

predictability vs. randomness

sequencesshuffles

Reorders randomly

scatterings · noise · entropy

Phrases
Family

sequence, sequenced, sequencing, sequencer, subsequence, sequencers

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