Chain (sequence)

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When chain refers to a sequence, it can refer to:

• A chain of islands such as in an archipelago
• A chain of molecules such as in Nylon
• A chain of hills or mountains such as would form a mountain range
• A chain of numbers in the mathematical study of continued fractions.

Terms which use the term chain to refer to a sequence include:

• Chain of thought, continuous thought process where ideas follow one from the other
• Chain smoking, the habit of smoking continuously
• Chain stitch, in sewing and embroidery, a series of looped stitches that form a chain
• Chain letter, message that attempts to induce the recipient to make a number of copies of the message and then pass them on to one or more new recipients
• Chain, Planetary, a chain of globes serving as fields of evolution in theosophical cosmology
• Crater chain, a line of craters on the surface of an astronomical body
• Daisy chain, originally a garland of flowers, with additional uses in the fields of electronic engineering, computer software, rock climbing, backpacking, fishing, the military, and human relations
• Human chain, a form of protest
• Signifying chain, in semiotics, an interlocking system of signifiers
• Hudson River Chain, one of several chains used in blockades of the Hudson River