Meanings
nounpatternicity (countable and uncountable, plural patternicities)
plural patternicities
- countableuncountableThe tendency to find patterns in meaningless noise.
Origin
From pattern + -icity; coined by Michael Shermer in 2008.
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APA
patternicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patternicity
MLA
“patternicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patternicity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patternicity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patternicity.
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