chain complex

English

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.

Hyponyms

• exact sequence

Meronyms

• boundary homomorphism
• chain group

Translations

sequence of Abelian groups...

• Spanish: complejo de cadenas m