sequentialsums
nounUK /sɪˈkwɛnʃəl sʌmz/
US /sɪˈkwɛnʃəl sʌmz/
Sequential sums are totals you get by adding numbers one after another in order.
The sequential sums of 1, 2, and 3 are 1, 3, and 6.
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2. In math, the running totals formed by adding each term of a sequence to the ones before it.
The sequential sums of the sequence 2, 4, 6 are 2, 6, and 12.
3. In computing, totals built step by step as data is processed in order.
The program keeps sequential sums of each day's sales.
4. Any set of totals that grows by adding one new amount at a time.
She tracked sequential sums of her pocket money week by week.