subsequence
səbˈsiːkwəns
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Definition of subsequence - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
mathematicsTECH.sequence within a larger sequenceTECH.
  • The numbers 2, 3 form a subsequence of 1, 2, 3.
subarray
2.
computer scienceTECH.subset of an array with same orderTECH.
  • The array [2, 3] is a subsequence of [1, 2, 3].
segment subarray
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Origin of subsequence

Latin, subsequi (to follow after)

Terms with subsequence included in their meaning

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LCSacr.
acr: Longest Common Subsequence
longest sequence found in two lists in the same order

Examples of subsequence in a sentence

  • A subsequence retains the order of the original sequence.
  • Finding a subsequence in the data set was crucial.
  • The algorithm efficiently identified the longest subsequence.

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  1. French:sous-séquence, sous-suite, ...
  2. German:Teilfolge, Untersequenz, ...
  3. Italian:sottosequenza, ...
  4. Spanish:subsecuencia, ...
  5. Portuguese:subsequência, ...
  6. Chinese:子序列, 子数组, ...
  7. Japanese:部分列, 配列の部分, ...
  8. Arabic:تَسَلْسُل فَرْعِيّ, سِلسِلة فَرعية, ...
  9. Hebrew:תַּת-רֶצֶף, תַּת-קְבוּצָה, ...
  10. Russian:подпоследовательность, подмассив, ...
  11. Ukrainian:підпослідовність, підмножина, ...
  12. Hindi:उप-अनुक्रम, उपसरणी, ...
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