serialism vs serial

serialism and serial both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
serialism	Yes	No	No	No
serial	Yes	Yes	No	No

serialism (noun)	serial (noun)
20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition	a serialized set of programs
	a periodical that appears at scheduled times

serialism (adjective)	serial (adjective)
	pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series
	pertaining to or composed in serial technique
	of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations
	in regular succession without gaps