Series - Definition
series
n 1: similar things placed in order or happening one after
another; "they were investigating a series of bank
robberies"
2: a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the
Masterworks concert series" [syn: serial, series]
3: a periodical that appears at scheduled times [syn: series,
serial, serial publication]
4: (sports) several contests played successively by the same
teams; "the visiting team swept the series"
5: (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that
current flows first through one and then through the other;
"the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed
resistors"
6: a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of
coins or currency selected as a group for study or
collection; "the Post Office issued a series commemorating
famous American entertainers"; "his coin collection included
the complete series of Indian-head pennies"
7: (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of
expressions