Definition of "series" in Englisch

noun

1. A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.

   • A series of seemingly inconsequential events led cumulatively to the fall of the company.

2. (broadcasting) A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.

   • “Friends” was one of the most successful television series in recent years.

3. (broadcasting, chiefly UK) Synonym of season (“one of the groups of episodes that together make up a whole series”).

   • I enjoyed the third series of “Friends”.

4. (mathematics) The sequence of partial sums ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i of a given sequence aᵢ.

   • The harmonic series has been much studied.

5. (cricket, baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.

   • The Blue Jays are playing the Yankees in a four-game series.

6. The optional taxonomic rank above order/subseries, but below superorder.

7. The optional taxonomic rank above group, but below epifamily.

8. A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.

9. (commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.

10. (phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.