SUBSEQUENCE


Meaning of SUBSEQUENCE in English

subsequence 1

/sub"si kweuhns/ , n.

1. the state or fact of being subsequent.

2. a subsequent occurrence, event, etc.; sequel.

[ 1490-1500; SUBSEQU(ENT) + -ENCE ]

subsequence 2

/sub"see'kweuhns/ , n. Math.

a sequence obtained from a given sequence by selecting terms from it and placing them in the order in which they occur in it.

[ 1940-45; SUB- + SEQUENCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .