The difference between Progression and Sequence

When used as nouns, progression means the act of moving from one thing to another, whereas sequence means a set of things next to each other in a set order.


Sequence is also verb with the meaning: to arrange in an order.

check bellow for the other definitions of Progression and Sequence

  1. Progression as a noun:

    The act of moving from one thing to another.

  2. Progression as a noun:

    The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.

  3. Progression as a noun (mathematics):

    A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.

  4. Progression as a noun:

    Development, increase, evolution.

  5. Progression as a noun (music):

    chord progression

  1. Sequence as a noun:

    A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series

  2. Sequence as a noun:

    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).

  3. Sequence as a noun:

    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.

  4. Sequence as a noun (mathematics):

    An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.

  5. Sequence as a noun (now, _, rare):

    A subsequent event; a consequence or result.

  6. Sequence as a noun:

    A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.

  7. Sequence as a noun (card games):

    A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.

  1. Sequence as a verb (transitive):

    to arrange in an order

  2. Sequence as a verb (transitive):

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

  3. Sequence as a verb (transitive):

    to produce (music) with a sequencer

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