concatenation

Noun
  1. The state of being linked together as in a chain;
    Union in a linked series (synset 114443141)
    is a type of: connectedness, connection, link - the state of being connected
  2. The linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc (synset 113815339)
    "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances"
    is a type of: connectedness, connection, connexion - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
  3. A series of things depending on each other as if linked together (synset 108392981)
    "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
    is a type of: series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another
    subtypes:
    • catena - a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
    • daisy chain - (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
    same as: chain
  4. The act of linking together as in a series or chain (synset 100147263)
    is a type of: connection, connexion, joining - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

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