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

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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 $\backslash (\; \backslash sum\_\{i=1\}^n\{a\_i\}\backslash )$ of a given sequence a_i.

(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

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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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