CHAIN (SEQUENCE)

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