Definition:Concatenation
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Concatenation may refer to:
- Topology:
- Concatenation: the joining together of two maps on the unit order-$n$ cube
- Concatenation of Paths: an instance of such topological concatenation
- Vector Analysis:
- Concatenation of Contours: the joining together of two contours to form a longer contour.
- Formal Systems:
- Concatenation (Formal Systems): the placing of symbols next to each other to form a string.
- Set Theory, Abstract Algebra and so on:
- Concatenation of Ordered Tuples: putting together two ordered tuples to form a new one.
Linguistic Note
The word concatenation derives from the Latin com- for with/together and the Latin word catena for chain.
However, the end result of such an operation is not to be confused with a (set theoretical) chain.