Meanings
nountime series (plural time series)
alternative timeseries
- mathematicsA set of data points, each of which represents the value of the same variable at different times, normally at uniform intervals.
The message is a discrete or continuous sequence of measurable events distributed in time—presicely what is called a time series by the statisticians.
1948, Norbert Wiener, Cybernetics; or, Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine, 2nd edition, MIT Press, →ISBN, pages 8–9
Translations
Czech časová řada
- časová řadaset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Dutch tijdreeks
- tijdreeksset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Finnish aikasarja
- aikasarjaset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
French série temporelle
- série temporelleset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
German Zeitreihe
- Zeitreiheset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Greek χρονοσειρά
- χρονοσειρά (chronoseirá)set of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Hungarian idősor
- idősorset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Indonesian deret waktu
- deret waktuset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Italian serie storica
- serie storicaset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Malay siri masa
- siri masaset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Polish szereg czasowy
- szereg czasowyset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Portuguese série temporal
- série temporalset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Romanian serie de timp
- serie de timpset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Russian временно́й ряд
- временно́й ряд (vremennój rjad)set of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Tagalog tiuning dalayray
- tiuning dalayrayset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Turkish zaman serisi
- zaman serisiset of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Ukrainian часови́й ряд
- часови́й ряд (časovýj rjad)set of data points representing values of a variable at different times
Cite this entry
APA
time series. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20series
MLA
“time series.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20series. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time series,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20series.
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