Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backchain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
backchain
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform inferences, starting with a list of goals (or a hypothesis) and working backwards from the consequent to the antecedent.

Etymology

From back + chain.

Inflected Forms

backchains (present, singular) backchaining (participle, present) backchained (participle, past) backchained (past)

Questions

What does backchain mean?
To perform inferences, starting with a list of goals (or a hypothesis) and working backwards from the consequent to the antecedent.
Where does backchain come from?
From back + chain.

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