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An ordered list of mathematical objects, usually numbers, where repetition is allowed and order matters: the same three terms in a different order form a different sequence. Sequences are the basic input to the idea of a limit, and an infinite sequence that settles ever closer to one value is said to converge to it.
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Sequence (Wikipedia)
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In mathematics, a sequence is a collection of objects possibly with repetition, that come in a specified order.
Sequence (Wikipedia)
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Sequences are useful in a number of mathematical disciplines for studying functions, spaces, and other mathematical structures using the convergence properties of sequences.
Wolfram MathWorld
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A sequence is an ordered set of mathematical objects.
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