concatenation

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The term quasar is a concatenation of quasi-stellar radio source — so called because when they were first identified, astronomers like Hong-Yee Chiu, who coined the term, were completely baffled by these strange interstellar objects.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2023

That underpainting, rather than continuous from edge to edge across the surface, is a concatenation of independent patches, all different.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2022

“Love in the Time of War” moves well beyond Vietnam, adding echoes and images from more recent conflicts to build a picture of human existence as a concatenation of interminable conflicts.

From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2021

The concatenation of difference is captured in the busy final image, in which a singer with a guitar begins to perform in a crowded restaurant, never quite commanding the attention of its diners.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019

Kant's philosophy of law is an extraordinary concatenation of errors all leading to each other, and he bases the right of property upon first occupation.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur