time series

noun

1. a set of observations, results, or other data obtained over a period of time, usually at regular intervals:

   Monthly sales figures, quarterly inventory data, and daily bank balances are all time series.

time series

noun

1. statistics a series of values of a variable taken in successive periods of time

Word History and Origins

Origin of time series¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

In the previous lecture I sketched how the principle was applied to obtain the time-series.

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History has its time-series, geography its network of spatial relations.

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It argues from the characteristics of pure time to the properties necessary to the empirical representation of the time-series.

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