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Sequential vs Supertask - What's the difference?

sequential | supertask |

As an adjective sequential

is succeeding or following in order.

As a noun supertask is

(philosophy) a quantifiably infinite number of operations that occur sequentially within a finite interval of time.

sequential

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Succeeding or following in order.

    • Antonyms

    * non-sequential

    Derived terms

    * sequential algorithm * sequential continuity * sequential compactness

    supertask

    English

    (wikipedia supertask)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) A quantifiably infinite number of operations that occur sequentially within a finite interval of time.
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    • , passage=One might object that this scenario is truly a fiction, but the recent literature on supertasks shows that, although their reality is definitely still not established, at least its plausibility can be argued for. }}

    Related terms

    * hypertask