Difference between Sequence and Order

What is the difference between Sequence and Order?

Sequence as a verb is to arrange in an order while Order as a verb is to set in (any) order (1).

Sequence

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to arrange in an order to determine the order of things, especially of amino acids in a protein, or of bases in a nucleic acid

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony). A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services. An ordered list of objects. A subsequent event; a consequence or result.

Order

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Arrangement, disposition, sequence.The state of being well arranged.A command.A request for some product or service.A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles; as, the Jesuit Order.A society of knights; as, the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Bath.A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity.A rank in the classification of organisms, below class and above family; a taxon at that rankThe sequence in which a side's batsmen bat; the batting order.a power of polynomial function in an electronic circuit's block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.The overall power of the rate law of a chemical reaction, expressed as a polynomial function of concentrations of reactants and products.The cardinality, or number of elements in a set or related structure.The number of vertices in a graphA partially ordered set.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To set in (any) order (1).To set in (a good) order (2).To issue a command.To request some product or service.

We hope you now know whether to use Sequence or Order in your sentence.

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