subsequence
1the state or fact of being subsequent.
a subsequent occurrence, event, etc.; sequel.
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How to use subsequence in a sentence
A literary coincidence compounded of a discreditable priority and an honorable subsequence.
The Devil's Dictionary | Ambrose BierceLet us now disturb the señor behind the bar for a subsequence of the red wine.'
Cabbages and Kings | O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for subsequence
/ (ˈsʌbsɪkwəns) /
the fact or state of being subsequent
a subsequent incident or occurrence
(ˌsʌbˈsiːkwəns) maths a sequence derived from a given sequence by selecting certain of its terms and retaining their order. Thus, 2, a 3 > is a subsequence of 1, a 2, a 3 >, while 3, a 2 > is not
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