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    Sequence

    2008 - 10.11

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    Today on Math Out Loud we’ll focus on the word sequence, s-e-q-u-e-n-c-e. The first time the word sequence was used in a mathematical context was in 1882 in the American Journal of Mathematics by James Joseph Selvester. A sequence is a set of numbers arranged in a special order or pattern. An example of sequence is an organized list like naming the numbers in order. A non-example is an unorganized list like the numbers being all mixed up all over the place. We’re the Math Masters with the word story of sequence on Math Out Loud.

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    One Response to “Sequence”

    1. julie@juliemcleod.org says:
      November 23, 2009 at 1:49 pm

      The following comment was copied from our original Math Out Loud site:

      Susanne Miller Says:
      October 12th, 2008 at 7:05 pm e

      I didn’t know the math etymology of the word, “sequence.” This really makes me wonder how they described sequences in mathematics before 1882! Thanks for the informative post.