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SERIES
series
(noun) (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
series, serial, serial publication
(noun) a periodical that appears at scheduled times
serial, series
(noun) a serialized set of programs; “a comedy series”; “the Masterworks concert series”
series
(noun) (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; “the visiting team swept the series”
series
(noun) similar things placed in order or happening one after another; “they were investigating a series of bank robberies”
series
(noun) a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection; “the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers”; “his coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies”
series
(noun) (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other; “the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
series (plural series)
A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
Synonyms: chain, line, sequence, stream, succession, Thesaurus:sequence
(broadcasting) A television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals
Synonyms: show, program
(mathematics) The sequence of partial sums of a given sequence ai.
(cricket, baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
(zoology) An unranked taxon.
(botany) A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
(commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
(phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.
Usage notes
• (mathematics): Beginning students often confuse series with sequence.
Adjective
series (not comparable)
(electronics) Connected one after the other in a circuit.
Antonym: parallel
Anagrams
• reises, ressie
Source: Wiktionary
Se"ries, n. Etym: [L. series, fr. serere, sertum, to join or bind together; cf. Gr. sarit thread. Cf. Assert, Desert a solitude, Exert, Insert, Seraglio.]
1. A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of calamitous events. During some years his life a series of triumphs. Macaulay.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Any comprehensive group of animals or plants including several subordinate related groups.
Note: Sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes only orders or families; in other cases only species.
3. (Math.)
Definition: An indefinite number of terms succeeding one another, each of which is derived from one or more of the preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series; as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NURSE
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
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