1. A number of objects or events arranged or coming one after the other in succession.
2. A set of stamps, coins, or currency issued in a particular period.
3. Physics & Chemistry A group of objects related by linearly varying successive differences in form or configuration: a radioactive decay series; the paraffin alkane series.
4. Mathematics The sum of a sequentially ordered finite or infinite set of terms.
5. Geology A group of rock formations closely related in time of origin and distinct as a group from other formations.
6. Grammar A succession of coordinate elements in a sentence.
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a. A succession of usually continuously numbered issues or volumes of a publication, published with related authors or subjects and similar formats.
b. A succession of regularly aired television programs, each one of which is complete in and of itself.
8.
a. Sports A number of games played by the same two teams, often in succession.
b. Baseball The World Series.
9. Linguistics A set of vowels or diphthongs related by ablaut, as in sing, sang, sung, and song.
Idiom:
in series
In an arrangement that forms a series.
[Latin seris, from serere, to join; see ser-2 in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: series, succession, progression, sequence, chain, train, string These nouns denote a number of things placed or occurring one after the other. Series refers to like, related, or identical things arranged or occurring in order: a series of days; a series of facts. In a succession the elements follow each other, generally in order of time and without interruption: a succession of failures. A progression reveals a definite pattern of advance: a geometric progression. In a sequence elements are ordered in a way that indicates a causal, temporal, numerical, or logical relationship or a recurrent pattern: a natural sequence of ideas. In a chain the elements are closely linked or connected: the chain of command; a chain of proof. Train can apply to a procession or to a sequence of ideas or events: a train of mourners; my train of thought. A string consists of similar or uniform elements likened to objects threaded on a long cord: a string of islands; a string of questions.
Usage Note: Series is both a singular and a plural form. When it has the singular sense of one set, it takes a singular verb, even when series is followed by of and a plural noun: A series of lectures is scheduled. When it has the plural sense of two or more sets, it takes a plural verb: Two series of lectures are scheduled: one for experts and one for laypeople.
series[ˈsɪəriːz -rɪz]
npl-ries
1. a group or connected succession of similar or related things, usually arranged in order
2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a set of radio or television programmes having the same characters and setting but different stories
3. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a set of books having the same format, related content, etc., published by one firm
4. a set of stamps, coins, etc., issued at a particular time
5. (Mathematics) Maths the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of numbers or quantities See also geometric series
6. (Electronics) Electronics
a. a configuration of two or more components connected in a circuit so that the same current flows in turn through each of them (esp in the phrase in series)
b. (as modifier) a series circuit Compare parallel [10]
7. (Literature / Rhetoric) Rhetoric a succession of coordinate elements in a sentence
8. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology a stratigraphical unit that is a subdivision of a system and represents the rocks formed during an epoch
[from Latin: a row, from serere to link]
series(s?rz)
1. The sum of a sequence of terms, for example 2 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25 + ...
2. A group of rock formations closely related in time of origin and distinct as a group from other formations.
series /sriz/ n.1 a group of similar things or events: We heard a series of gunshots: three in a row.2 a television show: He acted in a TV series before he became a movie star.
Thesaurus: series1 a sequence, succession 2 a program.
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riz/ n. 1 a group of similar things or events: We heard a series of gunshots: three in a row. 2 a television show: He acted in a TV series before he became a movie star.
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