 ##  [Elementary Chain](/elementary-chain) 

  ##  [Elementary Chain](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/elementary-chain-0) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

A linearly ordered family (M_i : i ∈ I) of structures in a fixed language such that for each i