battery vs series

battery

noun
  • An array of similar things. 

  • The state of a firearm when it is possible to be fired. 

  • Two or more major pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal 

  • A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself. 

  • A coordinated group of artillery weapons. 

  • The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which includes the threat of impending violence. 

  • A marching percussion ensemble; a drumline. 

  • The catcher and the pitcher together 

  • A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs. 

series

noun
  • A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other. 

  • A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature. 

  • A television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals 

  • An unranked taxon. 

  • A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities. 

  • The sequence of partial sums ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i of a given sequence aᵢ. 

  • A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species. 

  • A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition. 

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