Though goals generally control objectives, objectives can also control goals as they unfold. For example, since a goal is general in nature, it may be refined and altered as objectives are completed. The completion of an objective or a series of them, could cause you to either raise or lower the ultimate goal.
For other uses, see Sequence (disambiguation). In mathematics, a sequence is an enumerated collection of objects in which repetitions are allowed. Like a set, it contains members (also called elements, or terms). The number of elements (possibly infinite) is called the length of the sequence.
sequence. n. 1. an arrangement of two or more things in a successive order. 2. the successive order of two or more things: chronological sequence. 3. a sequentially ordered set of related things or ideas.4. an action or event that follows another or others. 5.equence. 1  arithmetic progression-A sequence in which each term is obtained by the addition of a constant number to the preceding term, as 1, 4, 7, 10, 13.