What does chronological mean?

Definitions for chronological
ˌkrɒn lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəlchrono·log·i·cal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chronologicaladjective

    relating to or arranged according to temporal order

    "chronological age"

Wiktionary

  1. chronologicaladjective

    In order of time from the earliest to the latest

  2. chronologicaladjective

    In units of time.

    He is 67 in chronological age, but has the mind and body of someone 55.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Chronologicaladjective

    Relating to the doctrine of time.

    Etymology: from chronology.

    Thus much touching the chronological account of some times and things past, without confining myself to the exactness of years. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

Wikipedia

  1. Chronological

    Chronology (from Latin chronologia, from Ancient Greek χρόνος, chrónos, "time"; and -λογία, -logia) is the science of arranging events in their order of occurrence in time. Consider, for example, the use of a timeline or sequence of events. It is also "the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events".Chronology is a part of periodization. It is also a part of the discipline of history including earth history, the earth sciences, and study of the geologic time scale.

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  1. chronological

    Chronological refers to the arrangement of events, data, or objects in the order of their occurrence in time. It is typically used in narratives, histories, and timelines to show a sequence from the earliest event to the most recent one.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Chronologicaladjective

    relating to chronology; containing an account of events in the order of time; according to the order of time; as, chronological tables

  2. Etymology: [Gr. .]

Editors Contribution

  1. chronological

    In order of time.

    The chronological order of events was easy and simple to see and read.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 29, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of chronological in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of chronological in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of chronological in a Sentence

  1. Mark Jones:

    A lot depends not on chronological age but how you appear and what people perceive your health to be, the place [ age ] really affects is the issue of stamina. It’s a lot easier to barnstorm across United States when you are in your 40’s than when you are in your late 60’s. It requires a combination of drive but also stamina and the advantage Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio would have is being approximately 20 years their junior.

  2. Alexander Herzen:

    Human development is a form of chronological unfairness, since late-comers are able to profit by the labors of their predecessors without paying the same price.

  3. Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke:

    There was a gruesome statement he made about wanting to cut someone’s head off and kill two people with one bullet, and he planned to shoot the police, he did not have a firearm with him and did n’t seem to have a lot of experience with firearms because he thought he could kill two people with one bullet. He reminded himself in the list to raise the gun slowly. He scripted everything out in chronological order.

  4. Abby Robinson:

    If you don't put them in chronological order, there remains a mystery about them, you don't have to know me to appreciate the pictures.

  5. Ann Cavera:

    I have a theory. There is no such thing as age. Life is a gift that is given and can be taken at any moment, regardless of chronological age, so, in my view, everyone on the planet is the same age. We are all ‘this day old,’ because this day is the only thing I have.

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