successive

Everyday

Coming or happening one after another, in a row, without a break. tree →

In the lessons

In sport and news: «three successive wins» means three wins in a row. In maths, «successive numbers» are numbers that follow each other, like 4, 5, 6 (also called consecutive numbers). In science: readings on successive days. Phrases: «successive days», «successive years», «successive wins», «for the third successive time».

Examples

• The team won five successive matches. tree →
• It rained on four successive days. tree →
• (formal) Successive governments have promised new hospitals. tree →
• Each successive picture was bigger than the one before. tree →
• She came first for the second successive time. tree →
• Find two successive numbers that add up to 15: 7 and 8. tree →
• Successive waves washed over the sandcastle. tree →
• He is enabled to perform this feat by a magic horse, which he obtains by watching his father's crops on three successive St. John's Nights. tree →

Note

Adverb: «successively». Trap: «successive» (one after another) is not «successful» (doing well). In maths, «successive» = «consecutive»: two successive whole numbers differ by 1, so if their sum is S, the smaller is (S − 1) ÷ 2.

In Jewish tradition

In sport and news: «three successive wins» means three wins in a row. In maths, «successive numbers» are numbers that follow each other, like 4, 5, 6 (also called consecutive numbers). In science: readings on successive days. Phrases: «successive days», «successive years», «successive wins», «for the third successive time».

Examples

• all the triliteral combinations, leaving sufficient space between two successive combinations for the addition of a new letter; then by adding an x at the beginning of each triliteral com- bination, we shall attain 10,648 quadriliterals beginning with an N. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Adverb: «successively». Trap: «successive» (one after another) is not «successful» (doing well). In maths, «successive» = «consecutive»: two successive whole numbers differ by 1, so if their sum is S, the smaller is (S − 1) ÷ 2.