apparent pattern

collocation in English

meaningsofapparentandpattern

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apparent
adjective
uk
/əˈpær.ənt/us
/əˈper.ənt/
able to be seen ...
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pattern
noun
uk
/ˈpæt.ən/us
/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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(Definition ofapparentandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The sameapparentpatternof impairment can be produced by damage to different loci.
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Noapparentpatterncould be found between the genetic diversity of metacercariae and their source (geographic region, host species).
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Their estimates of correlations differ from the estimates in the present study, without anyapparentpatternin the way in which the correlations differ.
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It is noteworthy that during the pre-industrial 130year span of 1617-1746 the number of patents per decade fluctuated up and down without anyapparentpattern.
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It doesn't show anyapparentpattern.
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As these were scattered through the data set, with noapparentpattern, it was decided to replace these with mean values (calculated from the remaining cases with that specific system).
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Once there is something that looks like harmony, language learners may generalize from theapparentpattern and impose the judgement that this system has a process of vowel harmony.
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They switched back and forth during the movie with noapparentpattern.
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However, the selection of those eight teams followed noapparentpattern.
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All county-owned highways carry a county route designation; these numbers are not signed and there is noapparentpatternto how the designations are assigned.
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The buttons are marked with small black spots, differently placed but forming noapparentpatternin relation to the notes produced and corresponding to no known system of marking keys.
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