ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Multichain

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Multichain is an adjective meaning (chemistry) Of or pertaining to more than one chain.

Meaning

(chemistry) Of or pertaining to more than one chain.

More Meanings

  1. (probability theory) A multichain Markov chain.
  2. An ordered subset of a poset; a generalization of a chain that allows inequalities that are not strict.
  3. (probability theory) Of a Markov chain, consisting of two or more closed sets of recurrent states plus (optionally) a set of states that do not belong to any of the closed sets.

Example Sentences

multichain Markov chain
multichain polyamino acids
A multichain with transient states is called a reducible multichain.

Word Forms

Antonyms for multichain

Common opposites include unichain.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include multichemical, multichip, multimolecular, multinetwork, multichapter, multiblock.

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