subsequence

subsequence
subsequence1
/sub"si kweuhns/, n.
1. the state or fact of being subsequent.
2. a subsequent occurrence, event, etc.; sequel.
[1490-1500; SUBSEQU(ENT) + -ENCE]
subsequence2
/sub"see'kweuhns/, n. Math.
a sequence obtained from a given sequence by selecting terms from it and placing them in the order in which they occur in it.
[1940-45; SUB- + SEQUENCE]

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