automatic sequence
nounUK /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk ˈsiːkwəns/
US /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk ˈsiːkwəns/
A series of steps that happen by themselves without a person doing them.
The washing machine runs an automatic sequence to clean the clothes.
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2. In math, a list of numbers or items made by following a fixed rule.
The numbers 2, 4, 6, 8 form an automatic sequence because you just keep adding two.
3. A set of actions in a game or app that play out on their own once started.
Press the button and watch the automatic sequence of fireworks light up the screen.
4. A chain of events that keeps going on its own after the first step.
The dominoes fell in an automatic sequence after the first one was pushed.