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Ordered vs Sequential - What's the difference?

ordered | sequential |

As adjectives the difference between ordered and sequential

is that ordered is in order, not messy, tidy while sequential is succeeding or following in order.

As a verb ordered

is (order).

ordered

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • In order, not messy, tidy.
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    • , year=2011 , date=June 4 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 2 - 2 Switzerland , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Milner and Theo Walcott failed to justify their selection ahead of Aston Villa's Young as they struggled ineffectually in the first half, leaving striker Bent isolated and starved of supply as Switzerland looked the more composed and ordered team.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (order)

    • sequential

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Succeeding or following in order.

    • Antonyms

    * non-sequential

    Derived terms

    * sequential algorithm * sequential continuity * sequential compactness