lineup vs series

lineup

noun
  • A line of people or vehicles, in which the individual at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and in which newcomers join at the end; a queue. 

  • a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them 

  • The batting order. 

  • The members of a music group at any one time. 

  • Collectively, the members of a team. 

  • The acts performing at a concert or music festival. 

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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