forming or following in a logical order or sequence 连续的;有序的 a series of sequential steps. 一系列连续的步骤。 ■(chiefly Computing)performed or used in sequence (主计算机)顺序的 sequential processing of data files. 数据文件的顺序处理。
派生 sequentiality noun sequentially adverb 语源
early 19th cent. (as a medical term in the sense 'following as a secondary condition'): from sequence, on the pattern of consequential