seriation
1sériation — [ serjasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1843; de sérier ♦ Didact. 1 ♦ Fait de sérier (des problèmes, des questions). 2 ♦ Math. Relation asymétrique transitive entre les éléments d une série. ● sériation nom féminin Opération qui consiste à sérier, à disposer par… …
2Seriation — is a way of situating an object within a series. The term may refer to:*Seriation (archaeology) *Seriation (semiotics) …
3Seriation — Se ri*a tion, n. (Chem.) Arrangement or position in a series. [1913 Webster] …
4seriation — index hierarchy (arrangement in a series) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5seriation — 1650s; see SERIES (Cf. series) + ATION (Cf. ation) …
6Seriation — 1. Seriation (ist ein Gestaltungsprinzip) kurz zusammengefasst: Reihe, Folge, zusammenhängende Gruppe gleichartiger Dinge oder 2. Als Seriation bezeichnen Archäologen ein Verfahren zur Ordnung schwach besetzter Matrizen nach dem unimodalen Modell …
7Seriation (archaeology) — In archaeology, seriation is a relative dating method in which assemblages or artifacts from numerous sites, in the same culture, are placed in chronological order. Where absolute dating methods, such as carbon dating, cannot be applied,… …
8Seriation (semiotics) — The term seriation [mise en série] was proposed for use in semiotics by Jean Molino and derived from classical philology. Seriation invokes the idea that any investigator, in order to assign some plausible meaning to a given phenomena, must… …
9seriation — /sear ee ay sheuhn/, n. the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence. [1650 60; < L seri(es) SERIES + ATION] * * * …
10seriation — noun a) the arrangement of things in a series b) the relative dating of archaeological artifacts in a chronological order See Also: serial …