series meaning and definition

SERIES noun

Definition of series (noun)

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"
   • synonyms: serial
3. a periodical that appears at scheduled times
   • synonyms: 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