Se"ries (?), n.
1. (Bot.) In Engler's system of plant classification,
a group of
families showing certain
structural or morphological
relationships. It corresponds to the cohort of some writers, and to the order of many modern
systematists.
2. (Elec.) A mode of
arranging the separate parts
of a circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form a single path for the current; -- opposed to parallel. The parts so arranged are said to be in series.
3. (Com.) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
Se"ries (?), n. [L. series, fr.
serere, sertum, to join or bind
together; cf. Gr. &?;&?;&?; to fasten, Skr. sarit thread. Cf. Assert,
Desert a solitude, Exert, Insert, Seraglio.]
1. A number of
things or events standing or succeeding in order, and
connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series
of calamitous
events.
During some years his life a series of
triumphs.
Macaulay. 2.
(Biol.) Any comprehensive group of animals or plants including several subordinate related groups.
&fist; Sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes
only orders or families; in other cases only species.
3. (Math.) An indefinite number of terms succeeding one another, each of which is
derived from one or more of the preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the
series; as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.
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