noun “series”
singular series, plural series
- a number of things that happen one after another
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We experienced a series of unexpected events during our trip.
- a set of television or radio programs with the same characters or themes
I can't wait to watch the new detective series that starts tonight.
- (mathematics) the sum of a sequence of numbers
In math class, we learned how to find the sum of an infinite series.
- (sports) a group of games or matches played between two teams
The baseball teams are competing in a best-of-seven series.
- (biology) a group used in classifying organisms, below genus
The scientist discovered a new species within the series of that genus.
- (linguistics) a group of sounds that share a feature
In phonetics, the professor explained the nasal consonant series.