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chain noun

  /ˈt͡ʃeɪn/
  • A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
ketju, kettinki, vitja
  • (surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
  • (mathematics, set theory, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
  • (algebraic topology, originally) A formal sum of cells in a CW complex of a certain dimension k (in which case the formal sums are called k-chains); a formal sum of simplices or cubes of a certain dimension in a simplical complex or cubical complex (respectively).
  • (British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
ketju
  • A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
ketju, kauppaketju

chain verb

  /ˈt͡ʃeɪn/
  • (transitive) To secure someone with fetters.
kahlita
  • (intransitive) To link multiple items together.
  • (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
ketjuttaa
  • (computing) To be chained to another data item.
ketjuttua
  • (transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
kiinnittää ketjulla
  • (transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
sulkea ketjulla
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