Literary notes about consecutive (AI summary)
In literature the term "consecutive" serves as a versatile marker of continuity and unbroken order across various contexts. In mathematical or logical discussions, it defines elements that follow one another immediately, such as sequences of numbers or composite constructions [1, 2, 3]. At the same time, it signals a seamless progression in narrative or historical contexts: events, terms in office, or periods of activity are described as happening in consecutive order to underscore their uninterrupted succession [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. Moreover, in grammatical treatments the word is employed to introduce clauses that express results or consequences, thereby linking ideas in an orderly fashion [9, 10, 11, 12]. These varied uses illustrate how "consecutive" bridges numerical precision, narrative flow, and logical argumentation in literature.
- First write down any consecutive numbers, the smallest being greater than 1—say, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney - Make a magic square with nine consecutive composite numbers—the smallest possible.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney - In fact, the sum of any number of consecutive cubes, beginning always with 1, is in every case a square number.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney - “If you succeed in removing the purse without our hearing the bells, you are a vagabond, and you will be thrashed for eight consecutive days.
— from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo - At the outbreak of the war Thomas was serving his seventh consecutive term in the state senate.
— from Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney - I have before me statistics covering a period of six consecutive years.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain - Clinton had now been governor for five consecutive years.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - I played the violin in one of the numerous bands engaged for the balls which were given for three consecutive days in the Soranzo Palace.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - The construction is called the subjunctive of consequence or result , and the clause is called a consecutive or result clause.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - The conjunction introducing the consecutive or result clause is ut
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - When two consecutive subjunctives are coordinated, they usually have the same tense.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane - Consecutive clauses of result are introduced by ut or ut nōn and have the verb in the subjunctive.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
