Meanings
subsequence1
plural subsequences
- countableuncountableA subsequent act or thing; a sequel.
- countableuncountableThe state of being subsequent.
1 more example
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 approach of a loadstone.
1818, Thomas Brown, Inquiry into the Relation of Cause and Effect, third edition, page 83
subsequence2
plural subsequences
- mathematicsA sequence that is contained within a larger one.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish osajono
- osajonosequence that is contained within a larger one
German Teilfolge
- Teilfolgesequence that is contained within a larger one
Hebrew תת־סדרה
- תת־סדרה (tát-sidrá)sequence that is contained within a larger one
Irish fosheicheamh
- fosheicheamhsequence that is contained within a larger one
Italian sottosequenza, sottosuccessione
- sottosequenzasequence that is contained within a larger one
- sottosuccessionesequence that is contained within a larger one
Swedish delföljd
- delföljdsequence that is contained within a larger one
Ukrainian підпослідовність
- підпослідовність (pidposlidovnistʹ)sequence that is contained within a larger one
Cite this entry
subsequence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsequence
“subsequence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsequence. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsequence,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsequence.
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