Succession
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An act of following in sequence. A sequence of things arranged in order. A passing of royal powers. A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.
Example sentence: 'Palaces for the People' reads more like a succession of case studies than a comprehensive account of what social infrastructure is, so those looking for a theoretical framework may be disappointed.
Sequence
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to arrange in an orderto 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 seriesA 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.
Example sentence: We need creativity in order to break free from the temporary structures that have been set up by a particular sequence of experience.