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Sequence

A sequence is an ordered collection of data or instructions.

Related concepts:  ArrayControl FlowRepetitionRecursion

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Sequence — In mathematics, a sequence is an enumerated collection of objects in which repetitions are allowed and order matters. Like a set, it contains members (also called elements, or terms). The number of elements (possibly infinite) is called the length of the sequence.

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