sekwencj

Sezwencj is an informal or truncated form of the Polish noun sekwencja, which translates to “sequence” in English. As a concept, a sequence is an ordered list of elements selected according to a rule or pattern. In standard Polish, sekwencja denotes such an ordered arrangement and appears across many disciplines.

In mathematics and computer science, a sequence is a function from the natural numbers to a set, often written as a1, a2, a3, …, with either an explicit formula or a recurrence relation. Sequences may be finite or infinite; common examples include arithmetic and geometric progressions, or the Fibonacci sequence.

In biology and bioinformatics, a sequence usually refers to a linear order of basic units, such as nucleotides in DNA or RNA, or amino acids in proteins. Sequencing techniques determine these orders, enabling analysis of genetic information and evolutionary relationships.

In linguistics and music, sequences describe ordered arrangements: phonetic or syllabic sequences in languages, or sequences of musical motifs or pitches that repeat at different levels of the scale (a musical sequence).

Etymology: from Latin sequentia via Old French and into Polish as sekwencja. The short form sekwencj is rarely used in formal writing and can be seen as a typographical or dialectal variant.