sequence vs succession

sequence

noun
  • A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series 

  • An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers. 

  • A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc. 

  • A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony). 

  • The state of being sequent or following; order of succession. 

  • A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services. 

  • A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts. 

verb
  • to determine the order of things, especially of amino acids in a protein, or of bases in a nucleic acid 

  • to produce (music) with a sequencer 

  • to arrange in an order 

succession

noun
  • A sequence of things in order. 

  • In Roman and Scots law, the taking of property by one person in place of another. 

  • An act of following in sequence. 

  • A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order. 

  • A right to take possession. 

  • A race or series of descendants. 

  • A passing of royal powers. 

  • Rotation, as of crops. 

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