'Concatenation' definitions:

Definition of 'concatenation'

(from WordNet)
noun
The state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
noun
The linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc; "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances"
noun
A series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances" [syn: chain, concatenation]
noun
The act of linking together as in a series or chain

Definition of 'Concatenation'

From: GCIDE
  • Concatenation \Con*cat`e*na"tion\ (-n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. concatenatio.] A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession. [1913 Webster]
  • The stoics affirmed a fatal, unchangeable concatenation of causes, reaching even to the illicit acts of man's will. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • A concatenation of explosions. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]