Connected or linked together in a chain or series, like links in a chain.
From Latin 'catena' meaning chain, plus the past tense suffix '-ed'. The word emerged in English in the 17th century to describe things joined sequentially.
This word is used in chemistry and mathematics to describe how molecules or concepts link together—like DNA's double helix is a catenated structure where everything depends on the chain staying connected.
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