chronology

Etymology

From chrono- (“relating to time”) + -logy (“study of, account of”), after New Latin chronologia from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, explanation”). Literally "time reason" in Modern Greek.

noun

1. (uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
2. (countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
   The film's chronology is not entirely obvious, but can be worked out by the clothes the characters are wearing in the scenes.