sequential
/sɪˈkwenʃəl/adjective
1- forming or following in a logical order or sequence连续的; 有序的：
a series of sequential steps.
一系列连续的步骤。
1.1
- chiefly Computing performed or used in sequence【主计算机】顺序的：
sequential processing of data files.
数据文件的顺序处理。
派生词
sequentiality
nounsequentially
adverb词源
early 19th cent. （as a medical term in the sense 'following as a secondary condition'）： from SEQUENCE, on the pattern of consequential.