subsequence

UK: /ˈsʌbsɪkwəns/ US: (sub′si kwəns; Math. sub′sē′kwəns)

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sub•se•quence¹  (sub′si kwəns), n. 

1. the state or fact of being subsequent.
2. a subsequent occurrence, event, etc.;
   sequel.

• subsequ(ent) + -ence 1490–1500

sub•se•quence²  (sub′sē′kwəns), n. [Math.]

1. Mathematics a sequence obtained from a given sequence by selecting terms from it and placing them in the order in which they occur in it.

• sub- + sequence 1940–45

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subsequence / ˈsʌbsɪkwəns/ noun

1. the fact or state of being subsequent
2. a subsequent incident or occurrence