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patternicity

patternicity noun: the tendency to find patterns in meaningless noise.

Noun

patternicity (countable and uncountable, plural patternicities)

  1. The tendency to find patterns in meaningless noise.

Forms of patternicity

pluralpatternicities

Origin of patternicity

From pattern + -icity; coined by Michael Shermer in 2008.

Questions about patternicity

What does patternicity mean?
Patternicity means the tendency to find patterns in meaningless noise.
What part of speech is patternicity?
Patternicity is a noun.
What is the plural of patternicity?
The plural of patternicity is patternicities.

Words near patternicity in the dictionary

  1. patterned up
  2. patternedness
  3. patterner
  4. patterners
  5. patternicities
  6. patternicity
  7. patterning
  8. patterning up
  9. patternings
  10. patternize
  11. patternized

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