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sub·se·quence
1
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ˈsʌb
sɪ
kwəns
/
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suhb
-si-kw
uh
ns
]
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noun
1.
the state or fact of being
subsequent
.
2.
a
subsequent
occurrence, event, etc.; sequel.
Origin:
1490–1500;
subsequ(ent)
+
-ence
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sub·se·quence
2
/
ˈsʌbˌsi
kwəns
/
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suhb
-see-kw
uh
ns
]
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noun
Mathematics
.
a
sequence
obtained from a given
sequence
by selecting terms from it and placing them in the order in
which
they occur in it.
Origin:
1940–45;
sub-
+
sequence
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Collins
World English Dictionary
subsequence
(ˈsʌbsɪkwəns)
—
n
1.
the fact or state of being subsequent
2.
a subsequent incident or occurrence
3.
maths
a sequence derived from a given sequence by selecting certain of its terms and retaining their order. Thus, is a subsequence of , while is not
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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