adj.
Pronunciation: si- ' kwen(t)-sh ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1844
1 : of, relating to, or arranged in a sequence : SERIAL < sequential file systems>
2 : following in sequence
3 : relating to or based on a method of testing a statistical hypothesis that involves examination of a sequence of samples for each of which the decision is made to accept or reject the hypothesis or to continue sampling
– se · quen · tial · ly \ - ' kwen(t)-sh( ə -)l ē \ adverb