concatenation

[kon-kat-n-ey-shuh n]

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noun

the act of concatenating.
the state of being concatenated; connection, as in a chain.
a series of interconnected or interdependent things or events.

Origin of concatenation

1595–1605; < Late Latin concatēnātiōn- (stem of concatēnātiō), equivalent to concatēnāt(us) concatenate + -iōn- -ion

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Related Words for concatenation

continuity, chain, nexus, series, integration, link, succession, interlocking

Examples from the Web for concatenation

Contemporary Examples of concatenation

From there, the concatenation of escalation led to Israel's preemptive attack.
Please Shut Up
Gershom Gorenberg
March 12, 2012

Historical Examples of concatenation

Concatenation from universal reason are astrological signs, iv.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4
Plotinos (Plotinus)
What a concatenation of foolish fancies and wild, confused ideas!
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2
Ernst Eckstein
This false science does not study the concatenation of effects and causes.
Harmonies of Political Economy
Frdric Bastiat
The marvellous in the affairs of mankind is the concatenation of effects and causes.
The Queen Pedauque
Anatole France
The notion of fitness, congruity, and "concatenation accordingly" does not exist.
The Galaxy, May, 1877
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British Dictionary definitions for concatenation

concatenation

noun

a series of interconnected events, concepts, etc
the act of linking together or the state of being joined
logic a function that forms a single string of symbols from two given strings by placing the second after the first

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Word Origin and History for concatenation

c.1600, from Late Latin concatenationem (nominative concatenatio) "a linking together," noun of action from past participle stem of concatenare "to link together," from com- "together" (see com-) + catenare, from catena "a chain" (see chain (n.)).