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Subsequence

Subsequence \Sub"se*quence\, Subsequency \Sub"se*quen*cy\, n. The act or state of following; -- opposed to precedence.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
subsequence

c.1500, from Late Latin subsequentia "act of following, succession," from Latin subsequens (see subsequent). Related: Subsequency.

Wiktionary
subsequence

Etymology 1 n. A subsequent act or thing; a sequel Etymology 2

n. (context mathematics English) A sequence that is contained within a larger one

WordNet
subsequence
  1. n. something that follows something else [syn: sequel]

  2. following in time [syn: posteriority, subsequentness] [ant: priority]

Wikipedia
Subsequence

In mathematics, a subsequence is a sequence that can be derived from another sequence by deleting some elements without changing the order of the remaining elements. For example, the sequence ⟨A, B, D⟩ is a subsequence of ⟨A, B, C, D, E, F⟩ obtained after removal of elements C, E, and F. The relation of one sequence being the subsequence of another is a preorder.

The subsequence should not be confused with substringA, B, C, D⟩ which can be derived from the above string ⟨A, B, C, D, E, F⟩ by deleting substring ⟨E, F⟩. The substring is a refinement of the subsequence.

Usage examples of "subsequence".

Squark, the Wabble Effect, the Antigens, his own Theory of Subsequence.

Valda laughed just behind him again, and she laughed harder when he tried to explain the work he had been doing on particlesdescribing the Squark, the Wabble Effect, the Antigens, his own Theory of Subsequence.

He studied the exposures, looking for the subsequences within the thirty-six.