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Meaning in simple English
US /ˈsɪriːz/ · UK /ˈsɪəriːz/
series means: Several connected things or events that happen or appear one after another.
noun
Several connected things or events that happen or appear one after another.
- We held a series of meetings.
- A series of mistakes caused the delay.
- The museum plans two lecture series next year.
A television or radio show with several connected episodes, often using the same characters.
- I love this comedy series.
- We watched three episodes of the new series.
- Which television series are you following?
Several matches between the same two teams or players, with the winner taking the most matches.
- Our team won the series.
- The series was tied after four games.
- They play a three-game series against their rivals this weekend.
A sports competition with several games or events to decide the winner.
- Eight teams entered the series.
- The series ends with a championship game.
- Who won this year's racing series?
An arrangement where electricity passes through each part in turn along one path.
- The bulbs are connected in series.
- Current follows one path through a series circuit.
- We wired three resistors in series.
A mathematical sum formed by adding the numbers in a sequence, sometimes continuing without end.
- This series has five terms.
- The infinite series converges to a finite value.
- We compared the partial sums of two series.
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