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Vincent Ding Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

sequence

Suppose there is an array of numbers 9, 6, 8, 7, 4 ...., if I want a kid to rearrange the numbers with the largest one in the begining and then the smaller one, then the even smaller one, and so on and so forth(the result is obviously 9, 8, 7, 6, 4), how can i express this idea? and what if i want the other way around (namely 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)?

as an attempt by myself, i came up with "arrange the numbers in the decreasing/increasing sequence/order".

I'd like to hear your advice.
  

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Hi, You suggested "arrange the numbers in the decreasing/increasing sequence/order". I'd prefer to say Arrange these numbers in a declining sequence. Arrange these numbers in an increasing sequence.

— Clive

  • Hi, You suggested "arrange the numbers in the decreasing/increasing sequence/order".
  • I'd prefer to say Arrange these numbers in a declining sequence.
  • Arrange these numbers in an increasing sequence.
  • Arrange these numbers in sequence from highest to lowest.
  • (Or vice-versa) (You used the word 'kid'.
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Hi,

You suggested "arrange the numbers in the decreasing/increasing sequence/order".

I'd prefer to say

Arrange these numbers in a declining sequence.

Arrange these numbers in an increasing sequence.

Arrange these numbers in sequence from highes
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You can use statements like

"Arrange the numbers in Ascending Order" - To arrange numbers in increasing order

"Arrange the numbers in Descending Order" - To arrange numbers in descreasing order
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Hi,

Yes, SanPal, your idea is much better and much more common. I don't know why I didn't think of that.

Clive
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