as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
explained that if the two required algebra semesters weren't sequential, the students would likely forget the material
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Recent Examples of sequential
Broadband rebounded from its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter bottom to deliver a double-digit sequential recovery.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
ACIs leverage their perception capability to divide tasks into sequential processes and implement self-adjustment mechanisms when errors occur.
—Navdeep Singh Gill, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Chaining tasks means breaking a process into sequential steps, where each builds on the last.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
In the past 45 years, Walmart has posted only one modest year-over-year sequential sales decline of -0.7% in FY2016.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
ACIs leverage their perception capability to divide tasks into sequential processes and implement self-adjustment mechanisms when errors occur.
—Navdeep Singh Gill, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Chaining tasks means breaking a process into sequential steps, where each builds on the last.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
In the past 45 years, Walmart has posted only one modest year-over-year sequential sales decline of -0.7% in FY2016.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sequential
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“Sequential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequential. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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