nonsequential
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7.1
- adjective
- /nɒn.sɪˈkwɛn.ʃəl/
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no secuencial
- At the same time, the nature of both Greek and Latin, as inflected languages, makes them much more attuned to dissecting visual scenes that unfold their action in a nonsequential order.
- nonsequential bills
Examples
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The online tool did not record names but assigned a nonsequential number to each participant.
Academic text (2012) -
$2.2 million in unmarked, nonsequential bills?
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The authors saw a range of behaviors, including both sequential and nonsequential page views.
Academic text (2015) -
We thought it would be fun to see how two nonsequential generations of photographers would interact, so we had Olivia interview Joel about photography, life, art, and his massive, two-volume retrospective book, Taking My Time, which was just released by Phaidon.
Blog text (9) -
The novel's plot is told in a nonsequential way, jumping between different time periods and characters.
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In a nonsequential format, the presentation allowed attendees to choose which topics to explore first.
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Her presentation followed a nonsequential style, with ideas flowing freely rather than in a strict order.
Synonyms
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6.5
Not one after another, with gaps between the items
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7.5
Not in the order events happened
Not arranged according to a plan or regular order
Antonyms
How Sequential
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonsequential = sequential (transparent) = non + sequence + ial
The negation 'non-' attached to 'sequential' yields the straightforward meaning 'not sequential' for an average learner.
Etymology
The word nonsequential starts with non- meaning 'not' and uses sequence meaning 'an order', the same idea you see in the word sequel. So nonsequential means not in order, like book chapters you can read in any order.