in sequential order vs in a sequential order

Both "in sequential order" and "in a sequential order" are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "In sequential order" is more commonly used and preferred when listing items or steps in a specific sequence. On the other hand, "in a sequential order" can be used when emphasizing the presence of a single, specific order among many possible orders.

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in sequential order

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when listing items or steps in a specific sequence without emphasizing a single, specific order among many possible orders.

Examples:

Please arrange the numbers in sequential order.
The chapters are presented in sequential order.

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If you are printing two or more copies of the layout, and you want each copy to emerge from the printer in sequential order, check Collate.
Sequential statements are placed inside a begin/end block and executed in sequential order within the block.
After deleting unused paragraphs, renumber all paragraphs in sequential order.
For concise notes consisting of several entry lines, these columns should be used for numbering in sequential order, see (24)
The Ulysses extracts which form the waterways are placed as close as possible to their corresponding geographic locations, so they don't appear in sequential order.
Advanced algorithms for image analysis are available as individual modules that can be placed in sequential order together to form a pipeline; the pipeline is then used to identify and measure biological objects and features in images, particularly those obtained through fluorescence microscopy.
For each Member State and for each of the risk categories the NRV shall be calculated by applying in sequential order the following process:
All ships, enter in sequential order.
All ships, begin entry in sequential order.
And the serial numbers on the bills, if you take a look, are in sequential order.
In order to produce a quality translation, we started with the Foreword and are proceeding in sequential order to Paper 196.
VoIP may face problems with latency because IPs do not provide Quality of Service guarantees, nor do they provide their packets of information in sequential order.
This hand consists of five cards in sequential order from 10 to Ace, all in the same suit (for example, the Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of diamonds).
Ticket use The fare is applicable for a ticket used fully, in sequential order for the specified journey and on the specified dates.
Add these to the photos from Griggs' storage unit, place them in sequential order, and it seems that the weeks leading up to his death, he was mostly focused on that field, just outside of Lakeview.

Alternatives:

in order
in a specific sequence
in a particular order
in a specific order
in a predetermined sequence

in a sequential order

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase can be used when emphasizing the presence of a single, specific order among many possible orders.

Examples:

The tasks must be completed in a sequential order.
The colors are arranged in a sequential order.

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If bits result to be an even number the receiver will delete all the added redundant bits of line, column and blocks. Then he puts in a sequential order the remaining bits containing information, transmitting them to the decoder.
Public sector debtors or guarantors: The following rules are applied in a sequential order:
Escalation - Penalties may not always be imposed in a sequential order of severity.
So, mathi, gathi, sthithi and sampathi are the four words used in a sequential order by Bhagavan that also have a scientific significance.
Coordination is essentially the ability of the body to activate body parts in a sequential order to create a desired movement.
It is event based: init scripts are no longer executed in a sequential order but in response to events such as the completion of another script upon which they are dependent.
Public sector debtors or guarantors: The following rules are applied in a sequential order: (i) A credit assessment from the system or source selected by the counterparty exists and is used to establish whether the public sector debtor or guarantor meets the credit quality threshold.

Alternatives:

in a specific sequential order
in a particular sequential order
in a specific order
in a particular order
in a predetermined sequence

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