chronological

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That other Greek concept is chronos, which refers to chronological or sequential time and is quantitative.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

The production took place in two-episode blocks and was primarily chronological, with directors David Gordon Green and Charlotte Brändström at the helm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Reddit is organised into user-created communities called subreddits, where content is ranked by user voting rather than chronological order.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

As Serena Perini explains: "Seeing the Matuyama-Brunhes transition recorded with such resolution in the ThI-GH deposits allows us to anchor the presence of these hominins within an exceptionally precise chronological framework for the African Pleistocene."

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

I have them here at my feet, bound with colored ribbons, divided according to events and not in chronological order, just as she arranged them before she left.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende