phase sequence
/ˈfeɪz siːkw(ə)ns/noun
1A sequence of phases; (Electrical Engin. ) the order in which the different components of a polyphase system pass through the same phase.
2 Psychology. A sequence of patterns of neuronal activity (suggested by D. O. Hebb as an explanation of motivated behaviour).
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Kenelm Edgcumbe (b. 1873). From phase + sequence.
- Mackenzie, William Lyon
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