"chain complex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chain complexes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chain complex (plural chain complexes)
  1. (algebraic topology) A sequence of Abelian groups (or modules), together with a sequence of homomorphisms (called boundary homomorphisms) between consecutive groups, such that the image of one homomorphism is contained in the kernel of the next. Wikipedia link: chain complex Categories (topical): Algebraic topology Hyponyms: exact sequence Meronyms: boundary homomorphism, chain group Translations (sequence of Abelian groups...): complejo de cadenas [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chain_complex-en-noun-98UHl-6k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: algebraic-topology, mathematics, sciences, topology

Inflected forms

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