Successor may refer to:
* An entity that comes after another (see
Succession (disambiguation)
Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence.
Governance and politics
*Order of succession, in politics, the ascension to power by one ruler, official, or monarch after the death, resignation, or removal from office of ...
)
Film and TV
*
''The Successor'' (1996 film), a film including Laura Girling
*
The Successor (2023 film), a French drama film
*
''The Successor'' (TV program), a 2007 Israeli television program
Music
*
''Successor'' (EP), an EP by Sonata Arctica
*
''Successor'' (album), an album by Dedekind Cut
Mathematics
* A
successor cardinal In set theory, one can define a successor operation on cardinal numbers in a similar way to the successor operation on the ordinal numbers. The cardinal successor coincides with the ordinal successor for finite cardinals, but in the infinite case th ...
* A
successor ordinal
In set theory, the successor of an ordinal number ''α'' is the smallest ordinal number greater than ''α''. An ordinal number that is a successor is called a successor ordinal. The ordinals 1, 2, and 3 are the first three successor ordinals ...
* The
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 ...
, the primitive defined as
* A
successor (graph theory), a node following the current one in a path
Other
*
''The Successor'' (novel), a 2003 novel by Ismail Kadare
* The
Diadochi
The Diadochi were the rival generals, families, and friends of Alexander the Great who fought for control over his empire after his death in 323 BC. The Wars of the Diadochi mark the beginning of the Hellenistic period from the Mediterran ...
, or Successors to Alexander the Great
*
Successor (horse)
Successor (March 27, 1964 – August 1, 1971) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
He was bred and raced by Gladys Phipps and her brother Ogden L. Mills under their Wheatley Stable banner. A full brother to Bold Lad, hi ...
, an American Thoroughbred racehorse
* ''Successor'', the working name for the class of British ballistic missile submarines, since renamed the
''Dreadnought''-class
*
Khalifa
''Khalifa'' or ''Khalifah'' (; commonly "caliph" in English) is a name or title which means "successor", "ruler" or "leader". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups ...
, a Muslim who is considered a political-religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad
*
Spiritual successor
A spiritual successor (sometimes called a spiritual sequel) is a product or fictional work that is similar to, or directly inspired by, another previous product or work, but (unlike a traditional prequel or sequel) does not explicitly continue th ...
, a successor to a work of fiction which does not build upon the storyline established by a previous work
*
"The Successor" (short story), 1951 short story by Paul Bowles
See also
*
Success (disambiguation)
*
Legal successor (disambiguation)
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