noun / verb · academic
sequence
/ˈsiːkwəns/SE·quence
an ordered list of things, events, or actions; to arrange in order
Examples
“The experiment required the steps to be carried out in a strict sequence.”
“DNA is a sequence of nucleotides that stores genetic information.”
“In narrative essays it's important to present events in a logical sequence.”
Band 8 sentence
“The archaeological report reconstructed the sequence of occupation layers, revealing human activity over several millennia.”
Collocations
- in sequence
- sequence of events
- follow a sequence
Word family
Common mistakes
in the sequence of→in the sequence
sequence the data→order the data / sequence the samples (if biological context)
Say it for a higher band
5order→6series→7+sequence
Synonyms
order
series
Easily confused
sequence vs series
“The sequence of screenshots shows how the error develops.”
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