subsequence

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subsequence¹

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From subsequent.

noun subsequences

  1. countable, uncountable A subsequent act or thing; a sequel.
  2. countable, uncountable The state of being subsequent. It must be remembered, that what we call exertion, in our bodily operations, is nothing more, as we have seen, than the subsequence of muscular motion to the feeling which we denominate desire or will; as magnetic action, in a process purely material, is the subsequence of the motion of iron to the

Similar: posteriority

subsequence²

Where it comes from

From sub- + sequence.

noun subsequences

  1. A sequence that is contained within a larger one.
  2. A subset of an array with the same ordering.

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noun

Similar: posteriority

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noun sequence that is contained within a larger one

DeutschTeilfolge
Italianosottosequenza, sottosuccessione
עבריתתת־סדרה tát-sidrá

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"subsequence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/subsequence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{subsequence_2026,
  title = {subsequence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subsequence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}