Chain (sequence)

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The term Chain (sequence) may refer to:

  • Chain sequence (continued fraction), numbers in the mathematical study of continued fractions
  • 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

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