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sequentially

sequentially

9 4.5
Things happen one after the other in a fixed order
  • adverb
  • /sɪˈkwɛnʃəli/
translation icon : secuencialmente
  • Three digits were presented sequentially, one per second, in each of 10 trials.
  • teach sequentially
  • presented sequentially
  • arranged sequentially

It seems that human beings reason this kind of sequentially, sort of.

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Examples

  • The process forms a chain with each step sequentially linked to the next.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The Orton-Gillingham approach employs multisensory techniques to teach language structures sequentially, explicitly, systematically, and cumulatively.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The players are going to move sequentially in each turn.

  • And we're going to play sequentially with the players.

  • The intervention was effective when it was sequentially introduced to each classroom environment.

    Academic text (2013)
  • OK, you got your streets going this way and they're numbered sequentially for the most part.

  • Specific parent and child behaviors were scored sequentially as they occurred during each interval.

    Academic text (1994)
  • When I plotted these anomalies sequentially, a pattern emerged.

  • Students whose exit slips reveal them needing the most assistance would sequentially rotate through Stations 2 and 3.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The players are going to move sequentially in each turn.

Synonyms

in turn
vssequentially
245 3.3

Happening one after another or as a result of what happened before

means following an order without implying consequence from earlier actions
one by one
vssequentially
186 1.4

Things happen one after another, not at the same time

focuses on ordered series generally rather than on individual handling
step-by-step
vssequentially
23 2.8

Done in separate parts, each finished before the next

refers to following an order but not necessarily separate staged parts
one after another
vssequentially
17 2.3

Things follow each other without a break

is used for any ordered arrangement, not restricted to direct succession
one after the other
vssequentially
17 2.0

With no pause between actions or events

can describe following an order even when delays appear between items
consecutively
vssequentially
9 4.1

Happening one after another without a break

may allow gaps or separate steps while still keeping order
serially
vssequentially
3 5.8

In order, one after another

is about following a particular order rather than stressing continuous flow
successively
vssequentially
3 4.4

One thing happens after another

is about following a particular order and may allow pauses
in series
vssequentially
  • Specialized
2 5.8

Placed end to end so each depends on the previous

is more general, covering ordered items that need not be dependent

Antonyms

126 2.4

In a way that has no clear plan or order

9 6.1

In a way that is not planned or organized

How Sequential

sequentially
9 4.5
in turn
245 3.3
irregularly
4 4.2
randomly
126 2.4

Surface Forms

sequentially positive

Morphology

sequentially = sequential (transparent) = sequence + al + ly

A standard adverb formed by adding -ly to the adjective 'sequential', which itself is transparently formed from 'sequence' + -al.

Etymology

Sequentially comes from the old Latin word sequi, which means 'to follow', and the English word sequence, a list of things in order, shows this idea. So, to do something sequentially is to do it 'one after the other' or 'in order'.