multichain

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adjective

Of or pertaining to more than one chain.

“multichain Markov chain”

Opposite
unichain
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Meanings

adjectivemultichain (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryOf or pertaining to more than one chain.

    multichain polyamino acids

  2. not comparablemathematicsOf 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.

    multichain Markov chain

    Antonyms: unichain

nounmultichain (plural multichains)

plural multichains

  1. mathematicsA multichain Markov chain.

    A multichain with transient states is called a reducible multichain.

    2016, Theodore J. Sheskin, Markov Chains and Decision Processes for Engineers and Managers, page 24
  2. An ordered subset of a poset; a generalization of a chain that allows inequalities that are not strict.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf 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.

Opposite
unichain

Origin

From multi- + chain.

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APA

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Chicago

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