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Noun: subsequence  'súb-si,kwun(t)s or 'súb-su,kwen(t)s
  1. Something that follows something else
    "The economic boom was a welcome subsequence to years of recession";
    - sequel
     
  2. Following in time
    "The subsequence of events proved the initial theory correct";
    - posteriority, subsequentness
Noun: subsequence[2]  'súb,see-kwun(t)s
  1. A sequence that's part of a longer sequence
    "The mathematician identified an interesting subsequence within the larger set of numbers"

Derived forms: subsequences

Type of: final result, lateness, outcome, result, resultant

Encyclopedia: Subsequence