definition
strict definition
address sequence
The spatial arrangement of house numbers relative to one another along a street or within a block.
The address sequence of any street or block is the manner in which house numbers there are placed with regard to each other. This describes whether house numbers alternate back and forth across a street, or continue in sequence along the same side.
The sequence concerns the relationship between numbered locations. Alternating across a street and proceeding along one side produce different spatial arrangements.
The address format concerns the written order of address components. A numbering sequence instead concerns where the numbered properties stand relative to one another.
More specific definitions
5 sub-definitions-
alternate numbering
House numbering in which odd numbers progress up one side of the street and even numbers on the other. -
block-focused numbering
A house-numbering system in which numbers relate to identified blocks or land parcels rather than streets. -
circuital numbering
House numbering in which a single sequence progresses up one side of a street and reverses itself on the other side. -
linear numbering
House numbering which proceeds up a street in one direction without alternating between sides. -
non-geographic numbering
A house-numbering system whose numerical order does not follow the geographic order of properties.
Related definitions
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address format
The way an address is written, depending on the locality and its postal standards. -
address type
An indicator of how official any applicable house number is with respect to a given property. -
location number
A number or alphanumeric string which indicates the precise location of an object. -
maximum address number
The highest house number that occurs on a street, marking the upper end of its address range.