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Series Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Series?
[n] (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
[n] a periodical that appears at scheduled times [n] a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series" [n] (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; "the Yankees swept the series" [n] similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies" [n] a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection; "the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers"; "his coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies" [n] (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other; "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors" Synonyms | Synonyms for Series: serial | serial publication Related Terms | Find terms related to Series: See Also | actinide series | broadcast | chain | competition | concatenation | connectedness | connection | connexion | contest | convergence | convergency | course | cycle | divergence | divergency | electrochemical series | electromotive force series | electromotive series | episode | exponential series | Fourier series | geometric series | group | grouping | helium group | hierarchy | installment | instalment | issue | lanthanide series | line | monthly | nexus | number | order | ordering | ordination | patterned advance | periodical | polynomial | power series | program | programme | progression | quarterly | rash | sequence | soap opera | string | succession | tetralogy | train | wave train | weekly | World Series Series In Webster's Dictionary \Se"ries\, n.
1. (Bot.) In Engler's system of plant classification, a group
of families showing certain structural or morphological
relationships. It corresponds to the {cohort} of some
writers, and to the {order} of many modern systematists.
2. (Elec.) A mode of arranging the separate parts of a
circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form
a single path for the current; -- opposed to {parallel}.
The parts so arranged are said to be
{in series}.
3. (Com.) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
\Se"ries\, n. [L. series, fr. serere, sertum, to join or bind together; cf. Gr. ??? to fasten, Skr. sarit thread. Cf. {Assert}, {Desert} a solitude, {Exert}, {Insert}, {Seraglio}.] 1. A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of calamitous events. During some years his life a series of triumphs. --Macaulay. 2. (Biol.) Any comprehensive group of animals or plants including several subordinate related groups. Note: Sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes only orders or families; in other cases only species. 3. (Math.) An indefinite number of terms succeeding one another, each of which is derived from one or more of the preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series; as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series. |
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