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'''Succession''' is the act or process of following in order or sequence.

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== 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 another, usually in a clearly defined order
*[[Succession of states]], 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
*[[Succession planning]], in organizations, identifying and developing individuals to succeed to senior positions in government, business, organizations, etc.
*[[Successor company]] / Successor corporation / Successor in Business

== Inheritance ==
*[[Apostolic succession]], the doctrine, held by some Christian denominations, that bishops are the successors of the original Twelve Apostles
*[[Forced heirship]], a form of succession which passes how an estate is to be disposed
*Succession of property, or [[inheritance]], the passage of an individual's property to one or more dependents according to a formula in law or religion

==Science and mathematics==
*[[Ecological succession]], the series of changes in an ecological community that occur over time after a disturbance 
**[[Primary succession]], when there is a new substrate with no existing vegetation, as after a volcanic lava flow
**[[Secondary succession]], when the substrate has sustained vegetation, as after a fire or flood
*[[Succession (geology)]], in geology, a group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order
* [[Successor function]], a primitive recursive function in mathematics used to define addition

== Arts, entertainment, and media ==
* Simultaneity succession, a particular type of [[simultaneity (music)|simultaneity in music]]
*[[Succession (30 Rock)|"Succession" (30 Rock)]], an episode of ''30 Rock''
*[[Succession (TV series)|''Succession'' (TV series)]], an HBO TV series

== See also ==
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*[[Successor (disambiguation)]]

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