What is the meaning of series?

noun

• Similar things placed in order or happening one after another.
  • usage: "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
• A serialized set of programs.
  • usage: "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"
  • synonyms: serial
• A periodical that appears at scheduled times.
  • synonyms: serial, serial publication
• Sports) several contests played successively by the same teams. (
  • usage: "the visiting team swept the series"
• Electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other. (
  • usage: "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors"
• A group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection.
  • usage: "the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers"; "his coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies"
• Mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions. (.