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sub⋅se⋅quence

1  [suhb-si-kwuhns]
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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  [suhb-see-kwuhns]
–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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sub·se·quence   (sŭb'sĭ-kwěns', -kwəns)   
n.  

  1. Something that is subsequent; a sequel.

  2. The fact or quality of being subsequent.

  3. (-sē'kwəns) Mathematics A sequence that is contained in another sequence.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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