sequencing
順序付け
解説 Definition
sequencing は sequence（順番に並べる、順序を決める）の動名詞・現在分詞に由来し、順序付けという意味です。作業の手順、データ、出来事などをどの順番にするかを述べるときに使います。
Sequencing is the act or process of arranging tasks, events, data, or other elements in a particular order. It often refers to deciding an order that makes a procedure, project, or series progress effectively.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 sequence「順番に並べる」の語末の e を取って -ing を付けた形です。発音も sequence /ˈsiːkwəns/ に /ɪŋ/ が続きます。the sequencing of tasks・lessons のように、複数の作業や授業を「どの順に置くか」という計画的な順序付けを思い浮かべましょう。
Connect sequencing directly with the verb sequence, meaning “to arrange in order.” Before adding -ing, the final silent e is removed: sequence becomes sequencing. Its pronunciation keeps the sound of sequence and adds /ɪŋ/. Picture a team deciding which task comes first, second, and third; they are discussing the sequencing of the tasks. The noun focuses on the choice or design of an order, not merely on the existence of a sequence.
例文
The team discussed the sequencing of the tasks.
チームは作業の順序付けについて話し合いました。
Careful sequencing helps the project move smoothly.
慎重な順序付けは、プロジェクトを円滑に進める助けになります。
The teacher changed the sequencing of the lessons.
先生は授業の順序付けを変更しました。
sequencing の類義語・関連語
sequencing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 sequi（後に続く）から派生した sequentia（連続）が語源。se-(離れて)+qui(従う)の構成で「順に並べること」を意味する。関連語: sequence（配列）、consequent（結果として起こる）。物事が一つずつ「後に続く」順番に並ぶイメージが核にある。
Sequencing is formed from sequence by dropping its final silent e and adding -ing. Sequence entered English through Old French and Latin sequentia, meaning a following or succession, from sequi, “to follow.” The central historical image is therefore one thing following another. The same Latin source appears in words such as consequent and subsequent.
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