patterning

pat|tern|ing /p'ætərnɪŋ/
1 [N-UNCOUNT] usu with supp
Patterning is the forming of fixed ways of behaving or of doing things by constantly repeating something or copying other people. (FORMAL)
...social patterning.
...the patterning of behaviour.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] usu with supp
You can refer to lines, spots, or other patterns as patterning.
...geometric patterning.
...a jazzy patterning of lights.

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