Talk:Pattern

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Some natural phenomena, such as clouds, trees, and shorelines, have an approximately fractal character, but do not represent patterns in the strict sense of the term.

Removed. Since when does "pattern" have a commonly accepted "strict sense"? Also, what does it mean for something (e.g. a cloud) to "represent patterns"?

Patterns may be observable through the senses of sight, hearing and touch.

Removed specific references to vision, hearing, and touch. This implies that patterns of smell and taste are impossibilities, which is silly.

--Ryguasu 16:36 Dec 3, 2002 (UTC)

Are you using pattern in the pattern or design sense? See http://groups.google.com/group/talk.origins/browse_frm/thread/3c6713a1bb23d97e# —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.215.10.61 (talk) 19:35, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

'rule'

I agree with the definition. In fact I think it is excellent. But the current link from the word 'rule' should be removed until the 'rule' page is modified to give a usage that is appropriate. The ones there now are not, in my opinon.

This article stinks

This article stinks. It's a disorganized mess, akin to creating an article for "doorknob" and then adding a ==See also== section for brass doorknobs, doorknobs in art, creatures that look like doorknobs, and entrances. Someone probably started it as a dicdef (when they shouldn't have) and people just kept on adding onto it instead of putting it out of its misery. I really have no clue what to replace it with, though, or even how to organize it. It doesn't seem like it should be a disambiguation page. --Ardonik 22:14, Jul 18, 2004 (UTC)

Nasaan ang "Patterns of Inheritance"?

I dont like the article. I am looking for the "Patterns of Inheritance"!!! Where is it?! kindly put the meaning of "Patterns of Inheritance"......pls....

Patterns

I wonder if someone could explain just how many occurances of something, when referring to a physical action, must occur before it is considered to be a pattern? For example; someone begins to exhibit violent tendancies, how many times would this need to occur before one could say this person is exhibiting a pattern of such tendencies? 2..3..4?

Thanks D

If it were assumed that these violent episodes had 'family' resemblances I would say that any number would do however the lower number(s) are more useful to examine.

hope it starts an answer for you /R Rr00nn (talk) 16:07, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Great idea. Terrible example. Wouldn't a scientific law constitute as a pattern? We know that if we throw a ball faster it will go farther. That is a pattern. So why is physics not included in this article? If we combine two hydrogens with an oxygen we will have H2O which is water. Why is chemistry not included in this article? Does mathematics not apply to both fields? If we spin magnets inside copper wire we create electricity that is a pattern.

Disambiguation

I think the disambiguation page for pattern is better than this page. Can we merge them? Do people do that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hilary Gage (talk • contribs) 05:23, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Repeating = patterns

Since nothing last for a million years,everything in the world repeats.So, everybody has a big starte with the use of a notebook from history discoveries.Thank God for Egypt

Overhauling

Hey I am revising this page for a class of mine. So far I have removed the pegogical patterns section and provided a link in the see also section. I got rid of the quotation section and divided the quotes into their respective sections (like the quote about patterns in art was placed into the Art section). I changed some of the ordering of examples at the top of the page.

I am thinking about splitting the math and science section. I don't really know what I want to do with the geometry section. The content seems a bit irrelevant to begin with.

There are many more changes on the way. Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated.

So, I have made a number of changes. I got rid of some of the wordy context that made no sense and some of the misplaced sentences. This is proving to be a bit more difficult than I first imagined. It is a very broad and ambiguous topic. Patterns may be found literally anywhere they are seeked out. I don't even know where to begin adding so I have just been playing with available content.

Jkercher0 (talk) 16:28, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]