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Mathematical formalism describing knowledge of the world as patterns
Pattern theory, formulated by Ulf Grenander, is a mathematical formalism to describe knowledge of the world as patterns. It differs from other approaches
Pattern_theory
Regularity in sensory qualia or abstract ideas
regularities, and the output of any function is a mathematical pattern. Similarly in the sciences, theories explain and predict regularities in the world. In many
Pattern
Behavioural theory in criminology
Crime pattern theory is a way of explaining why people commit crimes in certain areas. Crime is not random, it is either planned or opportunistic. [citation
Crime_pattern_theory
1977 nonfiction book by Christopher Alexander
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction is a 1977 book on architecture, urban design, and community livability. It was authored by Christopher
A_Pattern_Language
Theory about pain and the nervous system
specificity theory and the peripheral pattern theory, the gate control theory is considered to be one of the most influential theories of pain. This theory provided
Gate_control_theory
Concept from evolutionary biology
and Turing patterns remained dormant for many years, they are now inspirational for much research in mathematical biology. It is a major theory in developmental
Turing_pattern
Cognitive process
are examples of the application of pattern recognition for humans and animals. There are six main theories of pattern recognition: template matching, prototype-matching
Pattern recognition (psychology)
Pattern_recognition_(psychology)
Swiss author, theorist, and entrepreneur
and a former composer and record producer. He is the developer of C-Pattern Theory and the writer of the homonymous book, in which a possible explanation
Pablo_Rodriguez_(author)
receptor fiber specificity, DC Sinclair and G Weddell's 1955 "peripheral pattern theory" proposed that all skin fiber endings (except those innervating hair
Pain_theories
Reusable solution template to a commonly-needed software behavior
A software design pattern describes a reusable solution to a commonly needed behavior in software. A design pattern is not a rigid structure to be copied
Software_design_pattern
Type of stochastic process
reconnection, coronal mass ejections, condensed matter physics, and pattern theory and computational vision. In crystals, atomic diffusion typically consists
Jump_diffusion
Machine-learning process
polynomial time. Pattern theory, formulated by Ulf Grenander, is a mathematical formalism to describe knowledge of the world as patterns. It differs from
Grammar_induction
Method of describing good design practices
A pattern language is an organized and coherent set of patterns, each of which describes a problem and the core of a solution that can be used in many
Pattern_language
Re-usable form of a solution to a design problem
OCLC 156832597. Leitner, Helmut (2015). Pattern Theory: Introduction and Perspectives on the Tracks of Christopher Alexander. Pattern research series. Vol. 1. Graz:
Design_pattern
Automated recognition of patterns and regularities in data
Pattern recognition is the task of assigning a class to an observation based on patterns extracted from data. While similar, pattern recognition (PR) is
Pattern_recognition
Physics experiment
can be seen with a more highly refined apparatus. The wave theory of light explains the pattern as being the result of the interference of light waves from
Double-slit_experiment
Facts provided or learned about something or someone
Any natural process that is not completely random and any observable pattern in any medium can be said to convey some amount of information. Whereas
Information
Swedish American mathematician (1923–2016)
image processing, pattern recognition, and artificial intelligence. He coined the term pattern theory to distinguish from pattern recognition. In 1966
Ulf_Grenander
Subpermutation of a longer permutation
mathematics and theoretical computer science, a (classical) permutation pattern is a sub-permutation of a longer permutation. Any permutation may be written
Permutation_pattern
American mathematician (born 1937)
his work in algebraic geometry and then for research into vision and pattern theory. He won the Fields Medal and was a MacArthur Fellow. In 2010 he was
David_Mumford
Areas that have a higher-than-average level of criminal activity
used to determine hotspots. A widely used theory to explain crime is crime pattern theory. Crime pattern theory explains that crime is not random. Crime
Crime_hotspots
Routledge & Kegan Paul, London and Boston, 1983. Leitner, Helmut: Pattern Theory: Introduction and Perspectives on the Tracks of Christopher Alexander
Pattern_(architecture)
Tendency to perceive connections between unrelated things
sees hostile patterns (for example, a conspiracy to persecute them) in ordinary actions. Apophenia is also typical of conspiracy theories, where coincidences
Apophenia
Analysis of social relationships in terms of network theory
will often divide the labor in the act to maximize efficiency. Crime pattern theory consists of four key points: (1) that criminal events are complex, (2)
Social network analysis in criminology
Social_network_analysis_in_criminology
Pattern made of diamonds or lozenges
An argyle (/ˈɑːr.ɡaɪl/, occasionally spelled argyll) pattern is made of diamonds or lozenges. The word is sometimes used to refer to an individual diamond
Argyle_(pattern)
Family and demographic pattern of Western Europe
The Western European marriage pattern is a family and demographic pattern that is marked by comparatively late marriage (in the middle twenties), especially
Western European marriage pattern
Western_European_marriage_pattern
Theory in criminology
analytic focus of routine activity theory takes a macro-level view and emphasizes broad-scale shifts in the patterns of victim and offender behavior. It
Routine_activity_theory
2012 non-fiction book by Ray Kurzweil
the brain contains a hierarchy of pattern recognizers. Based on this he introduces his Pattern Recognition Theory of Mind (PRTM). He says the neocortex
How_to_Create_a_Mind
2026 conspiracy theory
discovering "patterns in random noise". That explanation was echoed by writer Benjamin Radford who characterized the conspiracy theory as "mystery-mongering
Missing scientists conspiracy theory
Missing_scientists_conspiracy_theory
British-American architect (1936–2022)
much of contemporary architectural theory and practice.[page needed] Alexander is best known for his 1977 book A Pattern Language, a perennial seller some
Christopher_Alexander
Near-field diffraction
them. According to the Rayleigh–Sommerfeld diffraction theory, the electric-field diffraction pattern at a point (x, y, z) is given by the following solution
Fresnel_diffraction
This is a list of notable conspiracy theories. Many conspiracy theories relate to supposed clandestine government plans and elaborate murder plots. They
List_of_conspiracy_theories
They follow the pattern of other conspiracy theories, often while incorporating antisemitic tropes. Zoological conspiracy theories involving Israel are
Israel-related conspiracy theories
Israel-related_conspiracy_theories
Set of distinct concepts or thought patterns
(/ˈpærədaɪm/ PARR-ə-dyme) is a distinct set of concepts or thought patterns, including theories, research methods, postulates, and standards for what constitute
Paradigm
Neuroscientific theory
Hebbian theory is a neuropsychological theory claiming that an increase in synaptic efficacy arises from a presynaptic cell's repeated and persistent
Hebbian_theory
Sequence of characters that forms a search pattern
other things, a pattern can match strings of repeated words like "papa" or "WikiWiki", called squares in formal language theory. The pattern for these strings
Regular_expression
Field of mathematics and science based on non-linear systems and initial conditions
Chaos theory is an interdisciplinary area of scientific study and branch of mathematics. It focuses on underlying patterns and deterministic laws of dynamical
Chaos_theory
Topics referred to by the same term
outcomes of self-organisation Pattern language, a structured method of describing good design practices Pattern theory, a mathematical formalism to describe
Pattern_(disambiguation)
Theory of structure of spiral galaxies
Lin–Shu theory introduces the idea of long-lived quasi-stationary spiral structure (QSSS hypothesis). In this hypothesis, the spiral pattern rotates with
Density_wave_theory
American biomedical engineer and neuroscientist
Henry Landau seminar series. During the mid-1990s, Miller joined the Pattern Theory group at Brown University and worked with Ulf Grenander on problems
Michael_I._Miller
Psychological ethological theory
attachment patterns in infant–caregiver pairs: secure, avoidant, anxious attachment, and later, disorganized attachment. In the 1980s, attachment theory was
Attachment_theory
1994 software engineering book
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (1994) is a software engineering book describing software design patterns. The book was
Design_Patterns
and jazz improvisation, a melodic pattern (or motive) is a cell or germ serving as the basis for repetitive pattern. It is a figure that can be used with
Melodic_pattern
American philosopher
Trends in Cognitive Sciences 4 (1): 14-21 Shaun Gallagher (2013). The pattern theory of self. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 7 (443): 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fnhum
Shaun_Gallagher
Folklore study applying the hero pattern to the Gospel narratives
The Hero Pattern and the Life of Jesus is a short monograph by American folklorist Alan Dundes that applies comparative hero pattern theory to the canonical
The Hero Pattern and the Life of Jesus
The_Hero_Pattern_and_the_Life_of_Jesus
Theory of subatomic structure
number theory. This object belongs to a special class of functions called modular functions, whose graphs form a certain kind of repeating pattern. Although
String_theory
Change of species in a region over time
pre-existing community. Both consistent patterns and variability are observed in ecological succession. Theories of ecological succession identify different
Ecological_succession
Advertising technique
fear pattern theory builds on Hovland, Janis and Kelley's fear-as-acquired-drive (drive-reduction) model, that was one of the earlier major theories of
Fear_pattern
Functional programming construct
science, pattern matching is the act of checking a given sequence of tokens for the presence of the constituents of some pattern. In contrast to pattern recognition
Pattern_matching
Method of market analysis
prices unfold in specific patterns, which practitioners today call Elliott waves, or simply waves. Elliott published his theory of market behavior in the
Elliott_wave_principle
Study of random spatial patterns
study of random spatial patterns. At the heart of the subject lies the study of random point patterns. This leads to the theory of spatial point processes
Stochastic_geometry
Mathematics book
terminology, establish the general theory of tilings, survey tilings by regular polygons, review the theory of patterns, and discuss tilings in which all
Tilings_and_patterns
Mathematical fractal pattern
The ABACABA pattern is a recursive fractal pattern that shows up in many places in the real world (such as in geometry, art, music, poetry, number systems
ABACABA_pattern
Change management method started by Otto Scharmer
Theory U is a change management and organizational learning framework developed by Otto Scharmer, and the title of a book in which he articulated the approach
Theory_U
Rhythmic pattern in Cuban music
and how it influences the mood of a piece is known as clave theory. The clave pattern originated in sub-Saharan African music traditions, where it serves
Clave_(rhythm)
Far-field diffraction
of the theory.[citation needed] This article explains where the Fraunhofer equation can be applied, and shows Fraunhofer diffraction patterns for various
Fraunhofer_diffraction
Deceptive user interface designs
A dark pattern (also known as a "deceptive design pattern") is a user interface that has been carefully crafted to trick users into doing things, such
Dark_pattern
Type of social theories
Social cycle theories are among the earliest social theories in sociology. Unlike the theory of social evolutionism, which views the evolution of society
Social_cycle_theory
Attributing events to improbable causes
underlying pattern. Historian Kathryn S. Olmsted cites three reasons why Americans are prone to believing in government conspiracy theories: Genuine government
Conspiracy_theory
Interference phenomenon of waves
diffraction pattern is used to refer to an image or map of the different directions of the waves after they have been diffracted. Diffraction patterns are pronounced
Diffraction
Theory of perception
configurationism is a school of psychology and a theory of perception that emphasizes the processing of entire patterns and configurations, and not merely individual
Gestalt_psychology
Chinese philosophy of pragmatic economics
Deng Xiaoping's cat theory (simplified Chinese: 猫论; traditional Chinese: 貓論) is an economic philosophy which states, "it doesn't matter if a cat is black
Cat_theory_(Deng_Xiaoping)
1952 scholarly article by Alan Turing
It describes how patterns in nature, such as stripes and spirals, can arise naturally from a homogeneous, uniform state. The theory, which can be called
The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis
The_Chemical_Basis_of_Morphogenesis
Family of numerical optimization methods
continuous or differentiable. One such pattern search method is "convergence" (see below), which is based on the theory of positive bases. Optimization attempts
Pattern_search_(optimization)
Aggregate of patterned social arrangements in society
Blau, follow Simmel in attempting to base a formal theory of social structure on numerical patterns in relationships—analyzing, for example, the ways in
Social_structure
Medical condition
Pattern hair loss, also known as androgenetic alopecia, is a hair loss condition that primarily affects the top and front of the scalp. In male-pattern
Pattern_hair_loss
Personality hypothesis which describes two contrasting personality types
personality theory associates two contrasting personality types with different incidence of coronary heart disease. According to the theory, people who
Type A and Type B personality theory
Type_A_and_Type_B_personality_theory
Application of the theory of attachment to adults
working models of children found in John Bowlby’s attachment theory demonstrate a pattern of interaction which is likely to influence adult relationships
Attachment_in_adults
Theory concerning metabolism and observed patterns in ecology
observed patterns in ecology. MTE is part of a larger set of theory known as metabolic scaling theory that attempts to provide a unified theory for the
Metabolic_theory_of_ecology
Chinese mathematician (born 1968)
following four phases: In the early 1990s, Zhu, with collaborators in the pattern theory group, developed advanced statistical models for computer vision. Focusing
Song-Chun_Zhu
Topics referred to by the same term
theory may refer to: Action theory (philosophy), an area in philosophy concerned with the processes causing intentional human movement Action theory (sociology)
Action_theory
Interdisciplinary field of biology
and pattern theory school at Brown University pioneered by Ulf Grenander. In Grenander's general metric pattern theory, making spaces of patterns into
Computational_anatomy
Comprehensive physical model
A Grand Unified Theory (GUT) is any model in particle physics that merges the electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces (the three gauge interactions of
Grand_Unified_Theory
Theory of behavioral economics
theory is a theory of behavioral economics, judgment and decision making that was developed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky in 1979. The theory was
Prospect_theory
Theory aiming to explain cultural differences based on perceived collective danger
cultural patterns. He developed this regal and kungic societal patterning theory through the 1990s to the 2010s, but the term "regality theory" is directly
Regality_theory
In music pattern completion is "the use of a projected set to organize a work over a long span of time" (Wilson 1992, p. 210n5). The compositional technique
Pattern_completion
A morphological pattern is a set of associations and/or operations that build the various forms of a lexeme, possibly by inflection, agglutination, compounding
Morphological_pattern
Field of knowledge
model theory (modeling some logical theories inside other theories), proof theory, type theory, computability theory and computational complexity theory. Although
Mathematics
Decorative arts book
Symmetries of Culture: Theory and Practice of Plane Pattern Analysis is a book by anthropologist Dorothy K. Washburn and mathematician Donald W. Crowe
Symmetries of Culture: Theory and Practice of Plane Pattern Analysis
Symmetries_of_Culture:_Theory_and_Practice_of_Plane_Pattern_Analysis
Hypothesis on the origin and nature of emotions
unique and different pattern of physiological arousal and emotional behaviour in reaction due to an exciting stimulus. The theory has been criticized and
James–Lange_theory
US Marine Corps camouflage pattern
pattern. The pattern is formed of small rectangular pixels of color. In theory, it is a far more effective camouflage than standard uniform patterns because
MARPAT
Non-mathematical introduction
crystalline nickel target which showed a diffraction pattern indicating wave nature of electron whose theory was fully explained by Hans Bethe. A similar experiment
Introduction to quantum mechanics
Introduction_to_quantum_mechanics
Theory to describe international trade patterns
of the Heckscher–Ohlin model to explain the observed pattern of international trade. The theory suggests that early in a product's life-cycle all the
Product_life-cycle_theory
Patterns in both time and space
Spatiotemporal patterns are patterns that occur in a wide range of natural phenoma and are characterized by a spatial and temporal patterning. The general
Spatiotemporal_pattern
Theory in cognitive science
theory in cognitive science that describes how visual images are processed by the brain. It has applications in artificial intelligence and pattern recognition
Pandemonium_architecture
Discipline for achieving objectives against unpredictability, complexity, and ambiguity
by the means (resources). Strategy can be intended or can emerge as a pattern of activity as the organization adapts to its environment or competes.
Strategy
System composed of many interacting components
] [:] 4. 'Complexity theory indicates that large populations of units can self-organize into aggregations that generate pattern, store information, and
Complex_system
Directional variation in strength of radio waves
An antenna radiation pattern (or antenna pattern or far-field pattern) is the directional (angular) dependence of the field strength (sometimes also the
Radiation_pattern
Attraction of masses and energy
weaker as objects get farther away. Gravity is described by the general theory of relativity, proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915, which describes gravity
Gravity
System where only the inputs and outputs can be viewed, and not its implementation
Thermodynamics in Control theory Multi-agent system Prediction/Retrodiction Related theories Oracle machine Pattern recognition Systems theory Signal processing
Black_box
Visible regularity of form found in the natural world
Patterns in nature are visible regularities of form found in the natural world. These patterns recur in different contexts and can sometimes be modelled
Patterns_in_nature
Quantum interpretation of neuroscience
Holonomic brain theory is opposed[citation needed] by traditional neuroscience, which investigates the brain's behavior by looking at patterns of neurons and
Holonomic_brain_theory
Data type defined by combining other types
algebraic data type Initial algebra Quotient type Tagged union Type theory Visitor pattern Hudak, Paul; Hughes, John; Peyton Jones, Simon; Wadler, Philip (9
Algebraic_data_type
Software design pattern for parallel computing
Maranget, Luc (5 April 2004). "Compiling Pattern Matching in Join-Patterns". CONCUR 2004 - Concurrency Theory. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 3170
Join-pattern
Rhythmic pattern of striking a hand-held bell or other instrument
A bell pattern is a rhythmic pattern of striking a hand-held bell or other instrument of the idiophone family, to make it emit a sound at desired intervals
Bell_pattern
Theory of traffic flow
Three-phase traffic theory is a theory of traffic flow developed by Boris Kerner between 1996 and 2002. It focuses mainly on the explanation of the physics
Three-phase_traffic_theory
American rock band
Fire Theory and River City High, over a twenty-seven day period. Their music is featured in the television show Jersey Shore. In 2009, Hero Pattern began
Hero_Pattern
The American television sitcom franchise The Big Bang Theory, began with the multi-cam laugh track sitcom of the same name created and executive produced
List of The Big Bang Theory franchise characters
List_of_The_Big_Bang_Theory_franchise_characters
Pattern of movement across water
Everything discussed here is based on the linear theory of an ideal fluid, cf. Airy wave theory. Parts of the pattern may be obscured by the effects of propeller
Kelvin_wake_pattern
Change in the heritable traits of populations
organisms. Speciation events are important in the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which accounts for the pattern in the fossil record of short "bursts" of evolution
Evolution
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Surname or Lastname
German
German : habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a panther, Middle High German panter (see Panther 1).North German : occupational name for a mortager or pawn broker, from a contracted form of Pfandherr.English (mainly Northamptonshire) and Scottish : occupational name for a servant in charge of the supply of bread and other provisions in a monastery or large household, Middle English pan(e)ter (Old French panetier).
Surname or Lastname
English, northern Irish, and Scottish
English, northern Irish, and Scottish : from a pet form of the personal name Pate.The American general George Patton (1885–1945) was born in San Gabriel, CA, into a family with a long military tradition. His earliest American ancestor, Robert Patton, had emigrated from Scotland to VA c.1770.
Male
Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Greek Petros, PETTER means "rock, stone."Â
Girl/Female
German, Latin
Pattern
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Latin
From the Warrior's Town
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern counties)
English (eastern counties) : apparently a variant of German.
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern)
English (eastern) : variant of Raymond.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker or seller of hats, Middle English hatter(e).
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern counties)
English (eastern counties) : unexplained. Possibly a variant of Masset (see Massett).
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern England)
English (eastern England) : variant of Beaton.
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Petros, PETTERI means "rock, stone."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a worker in wood or a nickname for a thin person, from an agent derivative of Middle English latt ‘thin narrow strip of wood’, ‘lath’ (Old English lætt).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a cobbler, tinker, or the like, from an agent derivative of Yiddish laten ‘to patch’, ‘to repair’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : diminutive of Platt 1.English (Norfolk) : metonymic occupational name for a platemaker, from Old French platon ‘metal plate’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Matter.English : probably a metonymic occupational name for a mattress maker or seller, from Middle English, Old French materas, or less likely for a maker of crossbow bolts, spears, and lances, from the Middle English homonym materas.Dutch : variant of Matter 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Platt or Plater.Scottish : habitational name from the Forest of Plater in Angus.German (Tyrol, Bavaria) : variant of Plattner 1.German : variant of Platner.
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern counties)
English (eastern counties) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Australian, Irish
Son of Pattrick
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of clogs, from Middle English paten ‘clog’ (Old French patin).English : variant spelling of Patton.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Pastor 2.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Polish pasterz ‘shepherd’.English : generally a variant of Pastor, but possibly in some cases an occupational name for a baker, from an agent derivative of Old French paste ‘paste or dough’.
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PATTERN THEORY
Boy/Male
Hindu
The Moon
Boy/Male
Hindu
Affection, Love
Boy/Male
Scottish
Abbreviation of Kenneth. Surname.
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Young Ray of Hope
Boy/Male
African, American, Anglo, British, Celtic, Chinese, Christian, English, Jamaican, Scottish
Royal Ruler; Fearless Leader; Son of Henry; Greatest Champion; Royal Chieftain; High Hill; Keen Power
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Sweet Person
Girl/Female
Arabic
Large Pearl
Girl/Female
Muslim
A narrator of Hadith
Girl/Female
Hindu
Learning
Boy/Male
Australian, Bengali, Indian, Indonesian, Russian
Gift from God
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n.
Figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a beautiful pattern.
v. i.
To play on gittern.
imp. & p. p.
of Patter
n.
A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet.
imp. & p. p.
of Pattern
v. i.
To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.
v. t.
To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
n.
Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine.
n.
Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or forming objects; as, a dressmaker's pattern.
v. t.
To spatter; to sprinkle.
n.
A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below).
n.
See Aristotle's lantern.
n.
A patten.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Patter
a.
Of or pertaining to potters.
v. i.
To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips.
n.
The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.
n.
See Cittern.
n.
Stuff sufficient for a garment; as, a dress pattern.
v. t.
To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse.