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sequencing

/ˈsiːkwənsɪŋ/

B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

Medicine noun

The ability to arrange the steps of a task in the correct, logical order.

Difficulty with sequencing meant she poured the tea before adding the teabag.

Similar: ordering

Topic: Occupational therapy in Medical English

Business noun

The ordering of tasks so that dependencies are respected and resources are used efficiently.

Poor sequencing meant the painters arrived before the plastering was dry, and everyone lost a day.

Similar: ordering

Topic: Project management in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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