What does consecutive mean?
Definitions for consecutive
kənˈsɛk yə tɪvcon·sec·u·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
back-to-back, consecutiveadjective
one after the other
"back-to-back home runs"
consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, successiveadjective
in regular succession without gaps
"serial concerts"
straight, consecutiveadverb
successive (without a break)
"sick for five straight days"
consecutive, sequentiallyadverb
in a consecutive manner
"we numbered the papers consecutively"
Wiktionary
consecutiveadjective
following, in succession, without interruption
consecutiveadjective
Having some logical sequence
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CONSECUTIVEadjective
Etymology: consecutif, French.
That obligation upon the lands did not come into disuse but by fifty consecutive years of exemption. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
This is seeming to comprehend only the actions of a man, consecutive to volition. John Locke.
ChatGPT
consecutive
Consecutive refers to things or events that follow one after the other without interruption or any gap. It often describes a sequence or series where each element is closely succeeded or preceded by another. In Mathematics, it usually applies to numbers that occur in an uninterrupted sequence such as 1, 2, 3, and so on.
Webster Dictionary
Consecutiveadjective
following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years
Consecutiveadjective
following as a consequence or result; actually or logically dependent; consequential; succeeding
Consecutiveadjective
having similarity of sequence; -- said of certain parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony; as, consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are forbidden
Etymology: [Cf. F. conscutif. See Consequent.]
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of consecutive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of consecutive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of consecutive in a Sentence
All of the index categories showed signs of deterioration, with employment falling back into contraction territory after three consecutive months of growth.
If Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo were playing football Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo'd say Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo've scored a hat-trick with three consecutive stage wins. Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo're very happy.
As we close out 2015, we are benefiting from six consecutive years of consistently strong results, and our performance is allowing us to reward our shareholders.
After consecutive sessions of rises, fluctuations are very natural, the market is hot, but not yet too crazy. This is a big bull market and we're just mid-way.
Any country that experiences two consecutive large bombings has a problem. It's not supposed to happen, so there clearly is a new network that the intelligence services are not completely in control of.
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- على التواليArabic
- последователен, пореденBulgarian
- consecutiuCatalan, Valencian
- fortløbende, sekventielDanish
- fortlaufend, konsekutiv, aufeinander folgendGerman
- συνεχήςGreek
- sinsekvaEsperanto
- consecutivoSpanish
- پیاپیPersian
- perättäinen, peräkkäinenFinnish
- consécutifFrench
- leanmhainneachScottish Gaelic
- लगातारHindi
- sorozatos, egymás utániHungarian
- հաջորդական, հետևողականArmenian
- berurutanIndonesian
- 連続Japanese
- opeenvolgend, sequentieel, achtereenvolgendDutch
- påfølgendeNorwegian
- consequente, consecutivoPortuguese
- succesiv, consecutivRomanian
- консекутивный, логичный, упорядоченный, последовательныйRussian
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