| Series (series) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Se"ries |
| [L. series, fr.
serere, sertum, to join or bind together; cf. Gr.
(?)(?)(?) to fasten, Skr. sarit thread. Cf. Assert,
Desert a solitude, Exert, Insert,
Seraglio.] |
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.
Any comprehensive group of
animals or plants including several subordinate related
groups.
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.
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| Series (series) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Se"ries |
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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.
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.
A parcel of rough diamonds
of assorted qualities.
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