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.
Example 1: Find the first five terms and the common ratio of the geometric sequence . Since a geometric sequence is a sequence, you find the terms exactly the same way that you do a sequence. n is our term number and we plug the term number into the function to find the value of the term. If you need a review on sequences, feel free to go to Tutorial 54A: Sequences.