Sequence - Regular repetition
The simplest type, sequence is the repetition of points, lines, shapes, or forms at regular or slightly varying intervals, as in a row of buttons on a shirt or stripes on a zebra, or words and lines on this page. [pg. 23]
[Harlan, Calvin. Vision & Invention, An Introduction to Art Fundamentals. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986.]
R E F E R E N C E S
Sequence adj [1854] 1: of, relating to, or arranged in a sequence: Serial [__ file systems] 2: following in sequence 3: relating to or based on a method of testing a statistical hypothesis that involves examination of a seqence of samples for each of which the decision is made to accept or reject the hypothesis or to continue samplying -sequentially adv.
1 Sequence n [ME, fr. ML seq entia, fr. LL. sequel, lit., act of f ollowing, fr. L sequent-, sequens, prp. of sequi] [14c] 1: a hymn in irregualr meter between the gradual and Gospel in masses for special occasions [as Easter] 2: a continuous or connected series: as a: an extended series of poems united by a single theme [a sonnet __] b: three or more playing cards usu. of the same suit in consecutive order of rank c: a succession of repetitions of a melodic phrase or harmonic pattern each in a new position d: a set of elements ordered so that they can be labeled with the positive integers e [1]: a succession of related shots or scenes developing a single subject or phase of a film story [2]: Episode 2a: order of succession b: an arrangement of the tenses of successive verbs in a sentence designed to express a coherent relationship esp. between main and subordinate parts 4a: Consequence result b: a subsequent development 5: continuity of progression
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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