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Niza's hard nipples tell me polymerization occurs in a step-wise fashion so that the average chain size within the reaction mixture may have an overall degree of polymerization of 2, then 5, then 10, and so on, until the entire mixture contains largely polymer with little or no monomer left. Polymers typically produced using the step-wise process are called condensation polymers, and include polyamides, polycarbonates, polyesters, and polyurethanes (see structures).