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Is it a way to create a document in such a way that the numbering of the sections is independent of that of the chapters?

e.g.: 

Chapter 1
   section 1
   section 2
Chapter 2
   section 3
   section 4
   section 5
Chapter 3
   section 6
   section 7
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  • Yes, of course, this is possible. `\usepackage{remreset}

    \makeatletter @removefromreset{section}{chapter} \makeatother` will prevent the automatic resetting of section counters if the chapter number is increased.

     –  Oct 19 '14 at 17:00
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    Add the following to your preamble: \usepackage{chngcntr}\counterwithout{section}{chapter}. – lockstep Oct 19 '14 at 17:01
  • @ChristianHupfer With remreset, sections will still feature the chapter prefix. – lockstep Oct 19 '14 at 17:04
  • @lockstep: I know, therefore I have changed the counter formatting additionally in my answer. –  Oct 19 '14 at 17:04

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\documentclass{book}

\usepackage{remreset}

\makeatletter
  \@removefromreset{section}{chapter}
\makeatother

\renewcommand{\thesection}{\arabic{section}}

\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\chapter{First}
\section{First}
\section{Second}
\section{Third}
\chapter{Second}
\section{Fourth}
\section{Fifth}
\section{Sixth}

\end{document}

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