Question on Thread synchronization

Why the use of synchronized key word doesnt guarantee sequential execution of the code across multiple threads , unless we use wait and Notify ?
[165 byte] By [CjavaVMa] at [2007-11-26 23:55:04]
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The question is non-sensical - if you want sequential execution then there absolutely no point in using multiple threads in the first place.
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