subsequence
1
[ suhb-si-kwuh ns ]
/ ˈsʌb sɪ kwəns /
noun
the state or fact of being subsequent.
a subsequent occurrence, event, etc.; sequel.
Origin of subsequence
1
First recorded in 1490–1500;
subsequ(ent) +
-ence
Words nearby subsequence
subsea,
subsecretariat,
subsection,
subsegment,
subsellium,
subsequence,
subsequent,
subsere,
subserous,
subserous plexus,
subserve
Definition for subsequence (2 of 2)
subsequence
2
[ suhb-see-kwuh ns ]
/ ˈsʌbˌsi kwəns /
noun Mathematics.
Example sentences from the Web for subsequence
Let us now disturb the señor behind the bar for a subsequence of the red wine.'
Cabbages and Kings |O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for subsequence
subsequence
/ (ˈsʌbsɪkwəns) /
noun
the fact or state of being subsequent
a subsequent incident or occurrence
(ˌsʌbˈsiːkwəns) maths
a sequence derived from a given sequence by selecting certain of its terms and retaining their order. Thus, 2
, a 3 > is a subsequence of
1, a 2, a 3 >, while
3, a 2 > is not