Rank itself is produced by the temporal series organizing exercises
Evidence
Draw up series of series; lay down for each individual, according to his level, his seniority, his rank, the exercises that are suited to him; common exercises have a differing role and each difference involves specific exercises. At the end of each series, others begin, branch off and subdivide in turn. Thus each individual is caught up in a temporal series which specifically defines his level or his rank. It is a disciplinary polyphony of exercises
— Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 240
Categorization
XREF: connects to: Rank systems make each pupil perpetually mobile within a grid of aligned positions. — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 226; Disciplinary time replaced initiatory mastery with graded progressive series — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 241; Disciplines function as machinery for capitalizing and accumulating time — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 239