missequence

noun, verb — 2 senses

missequence

noun

Etymology From mis- + sequence.

1

An error in sequencing.

  • Independently of the selected level, missequences of TSDUS within a stream are always detected and corrected.1994, IGIC, Inc., Telephone Applications of Fiber Optics, page 188:
  • The child may have problems putting words and phrases in their right places, and gross missequences litter his speech when he attempts utterances of any length.2013, Mahin Hassibi, Disordered Thinking and Communication in Children:
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  • Amongst RB's errors, there were few examples of blender errors, in which there would be omissions or missequences in the component sounds of target words.2014, Christine Temple, Developmental Cognitive Neuropsychology, page 193:

missequence

verb

Etymology From mis- + sequence.

1

To sequence incorrectly.

  • Missequencing is caused by adaptive routing strategies used within the network or by retransmission of missed TSDUs.1996, Seon Jong Chung, Information Highways for a Smaller World and Better Living:
  • You could missequence sounds in long words and so read 'conservation' as 'conversation'.2007, Sylvia Moody, Dyslexia: Surviving and Succeeding at College:
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  • The hypothesis that dyslexic children's unstable binocular fixation causes them to mislocate and missequence letters implies that they should be unable to locate any small visual target, not just letters.2013, F. Lacquaniti, P. Viviani, Neural Bases of Motor Behaviour, page 137:
  • Her errors centered on the weak retrieval of multiplication facts and a tendency to missequence steps in the problem-solving process—both of which were exacerbated by her anxiety; yet, she demonstrated a solid number sense and accurate math reasoning.2020, Jed A. Yalof, Anthony D. Bram, Psychoanalytic Assessment Applications for Different Settings:

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