Series
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Mathematics and science
- Series (botany) Series is a low-level taxonomic rank below that of section but above that of species, a taxonomic rank between genus In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank (a taxon) used in the classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender", cognate with Greek: γένος – genos, "race, stock, kin" and species In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are often used, such as based on similarity of DNA or
- Series (mathematics) A series is the sum of the terms of a sequence. Finite sequences and series have defined first and last terms, where as infinite sequences and series continue indefinitely, the sum of a sequence of terms
- Series circuits Components of an electrical circuit or electronic circuit can be connected in many different ways. The two simplest of these are called series and parallel and occur very frequently. Components connected in series are connected along a single path, so the same current flows through all of the components. Components connected in parallel are, a kind of electrical network
- Seriation (archaeology) In archaeology, seriation is a relative dating method in which assemblages or artifacts from numerous sites, in the same culture, are placed in chronological order. Where absolute dating methods, such as carbon dating, cannot be applied, archaeologists have to use relative dating methods to date archaeological finds and features. Seriation is a, a method of dating objects
- Seriation (semiotics) The term seriation [mise en série] was proposed for use in semiotics by Jean Molino and derived from classical philology. Seriation "invokes the idea that any investigator, in order to assign some plausible meaning to a given phenomenon, must interpret it within a series of comparable phenomena. One cannot interpret what philology calls a, a concept in interpreting phenomena
- Series (stratigraphy), a stratigraphic unit deposited during a certain interval of geologic time
Media and entertainment
- Television program A television program or television show is a segment of content broadcast on television. It may be a one-off broadcast or part of a periodically recurring television series, used to denote the full run of a television show in the United States and used as a synonym for season in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
- Film series A film series is a collection of related films in succession. Their relationship is not fixed, but generally share a common diegetic world. Sometimes the work is conceived as a multiple-film work, for example the Three Colours series, but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made. Individual sequels are, a collection of related films in succession
- Book series A book series is a sequence of books having certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a group. Book series can be organised in different ways, such as written by the same author, or marketed as a group by their publisher, a sequence of books, usually sharing the same author or marketed as a group
- Video game series This is a list of video game franchises organised alphabetically by name. This consists of long running series as well as characters that have been portrayed in many games. This list does not include non-gaming intellectual properties that have been adapted for use in games, a sequence of video games that are part of the same franchise
- Serialism In music, serialism is a method or technique of composition that uses a series of values to manipulate different musical elements. Serialism began primarily with Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique, though his contemporaries were also working to establish serialism as one example of post-tonal thinking (Whittall 2008, 1). Twelve-tone, a system of composing music
Other uses
- Series (United States currency), referring to the year that a bill's design was adopted
- A sequence of competitive sports events There are several different playoff formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games. Some of the most common are the single elimination, the best-of- series, the total points series, and the round-robin tournament, sometimes to decide a championship; see also World Series (disambiguation)
- Land Rover Series The Land Rover Series I, II, and III are off-road vehicles produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover that were inspired by the US-built Willys Jeep. Land Rover says that 70% of these vehicles ever made are still in use today—a claim first made in the 1992 brochure and repeated many times since, being much publicised when cited by Richard. The name given to early Land Rover workhorses (forerunners to the Defender).
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