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===In ordered sets===
 
===In ordered sets===
The same as a [[Totally ordered set|totally ordered set]].
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The same as a [[totally ordered set]]: in a general [[partially ordered set]], a subset which is totally ordered with respect to the induced order.
  
 
===In algebraic topology===
 
===In algebraic topology===

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In ordered sets

The same as a totally ordered set: in a general partially ordered set, a subset which is totally ordered with respect to the induced order.

In algebraic topology

A formal linear combination of simplices (of a triangulation, of a simplicial set and, in particular, of singular simplices of a topological space) or of cells. In the most general sense it is an element of the group of chains of an arbitrary (as a rule, free) chain complex. A chain with coefficients in a group $G$ is an element of the tensor product of a chain complex by the group $G$.

References

[1] N.E. Steenrod, S. Eilenberg, "Foundations of algebraic topology" , Princeton Univ. Press (1966)
[2] P.J. Hilton, S. Wylie, "Homology theory. An introduction to algebraic topology" , Cambridge Univ. Press (1960)
How to Cite This Entry:
Chain. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Chain&oldid=34920
This article was adapted from an original article by A.F. Kharshiladze (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article