01 n. A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of th…
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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.
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Any comprehensive group of animals or plants including several subordinate related groups.(Biol.)
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In Engler's system of plant classification, a group of families showing certain structural or morphological relationships. It corresponds to the cohort of some writers, and to the order of many modern systematists.(Bot.) Also: cohort, order
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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.(Math.)
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A mode of arranging the separate parts of a circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form a single path for the current; -- opposed to parallel. The parts so arranged are said to be in series.(Elec.)
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A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.(Com.)