Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence.
Governance and politics
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Order of succession
An order, line or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated, such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility.[Succession of states
Succession of states is a concept in international relations regarding a successor state that has become a sovereign state over a territory (and populace) that was previously under the sovereignty of another state. The theory has its roots in 19 ...]
, in international relations, is the process of recognition and acceptance of a newly created state by other states, based on a perceived historical relationship the new state has with a prior state
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Succession planning
Succession planning is a process and strategy for replacement planning or passing on leadership roles. It is used to identify and develop new, potential leaders who can move into leadership roles when they become vacant. Succession planning in ...
, in organizations, identifying and developing individuals to succeed to senior positions in government, business, organizations, etc.
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Successor company A successor company takes the business (products and services) of a previous company or companies, with the goal to maintain the continuity of the business. To this end, the employees, board of directors, location, equipment, and even product name m ...
/ Successor corporation / Successor in Business
Inheritance
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Apostolic succession
Apostolic succession is the method whereby the Christian ministry, ministry of the Christian Church is considered by some Christian denominations to be derived from the Twelve Apostles, apostles by a continuous succession, which has usually been ...
, the doctrine, held by some Christian denominations, that bishops are the successors of the original Twelve Apostles
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Forced heirship
Forced heirship is a form of testate partible inheritance which mandates how the deceased's estate is to be disposed and which tends to guarantee an inheritance for family of the deceased.
In forced heirship, the estate of a deceased (''de cu ...
, a form of succession which passes how an estate is to be disposed
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inheritance
Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Offi ...
, the passage of an individual's property to one or more dependents according to a formula in law or religion
Science and mathematics
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Ecological succession
Ecological succession is the process of how species compositions change in an Community (ecology), ecological community over time.
The two main categories of ecological succession are primary succession and secondary succession. Primary successi ...
, the series of changes in an ecological community that occur over time after a disturbance
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Primary succession
Primary succession is the beginning step of ecological succession where species known as pioneer species colonize an uninhabited site, which usually occurs in an environment devoid of vegetation and other organisms.
In contrast, secondary su ...
, when there is a new substrate with no existing vegetation, as after a volcanic lava flow
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Secondary succession
Secondary succession is the secondary ecological succession of a plant's life. As opposed to the first, primary succession, secondary succession is a process started by an event (e.g. forest fire, harvesting, hurricane, etc.) that reduces an a ...
, when the substrate has sustained vegetation, as after a fire or flood
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Succession (geology)
In geology, a succession is a series of strata or rock units in chronological order. Rock successions can be seen in cross sections through rock, for example in a road cut or cliff. With sedimentary layers of rocks, newer units will be abo ...
, in geology, a group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order
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Successor function
In mathematics, the successor function or successor operation sends a natural number to the next one. The successor function is denoted by ''S'', so ''S''(''n'') = ''n'' +1. For example, ''S''(1) = 2 and ''S''(2) = 3. The successor functio ...
, a primitive recursive function in mathematics used to define addition
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Simultaneity succession, a particular type of
simultaneity in music
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"Succession" (30 Rock), an episode of ''30 Rock''
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''Succession'' (TV series), an HBO TV series
See also
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Successor (disambiguation)
Successor may refer to:
* An entity that comes after another (see Succession (disambiguation))
Film and TV
* The Successor (1996 film), ''The Successor'' (1996 film), a film including Laura Girling
* The Successor (2023 film), a French drama fil ...
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