Successor: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ค
successor
[ sษkหsษsษr ]
mathematics
A person or thing that succeeds another.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The number or thing that comes after another in a series.
- In mathematics, the successor of a number is the next number after it.
computing
In computer science, the successor is a pointer or reference to the next node in a linked list or tree data structure.
Synonyms
next node, pointer
Examples of usage
- The successor of a node points to the next node in the data structure.
general
Someone who follows or comes after another in a position, office, or title.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The successor to the throne will be announced next week.
Translations
Translations of the word "successor" in other languages:
๐ต๐น sucessor
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคคเฅเคคเคฐเคพเคงเคฟเคเคพเคฐเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช Nachfolger
๐ฎ๐ฉ penerus
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะฐัััะฟะฝะธะบ
๐ต๐ฑ nastฤpca
๐ฏ๐ต ๅพ็ถ่ (ใใใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท successeur
๐ช๐ธ sucesor
๐น๐ท varis
๐ฐ๐ท ํ๊ณ์ (hugeja)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฎูููุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ nรกstupce
๐ธ๐ฐ nรกstupca
๐จ๐ณ ็ปงๆฟ่ (jรฌchรฉngzhฤ)
๐ธ๐ฎ naslednik
๐ฎ๐ธ eftirmaรฐur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะผาฑัะฐะณะตั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ varis
๐ฒ๐ฝ sucesor
Word origin
The word 'successor' originates from the Latin word 'succedere', which means 'to go after'. The concept of a successor has been present throughout history in various contexts, from monarchy to mathematics. The notion of succession is fundamental in understanding the order or sequence of things.
See also: successes, successful, successfully, succession, successive, successively, successors, unsuccess, unsuccessful, unsuccessfully.