Are any of these questions relevant to the discussion at hand?
Pattern implies something discernible and regular, i.e being repeated.
Feature implies something discernible.
One that implies repetition.
By studying different aspects of an object, abstracting and creating concepts regarding them and then observing any repetition.
By abstraction.
(March 17, 2013 at 1:28 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: What is the difference between a pattern and a feature?
Pattern implies something discernible and regular, i.e being repeated.
Feature implies something discernible.
(March 17, 2013 at 1:28 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Isn't a pattern a type of feature?
One that implies repetition.
(March 17, 2013 at 1:28 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: What is it that allows you to mental conceive a pattern if there is no pattern until it is mentally conceived?
By studying different aspects of an object, abstracting and creating concepts regarding them and then observing any repetition.
(March 17, 2013 at 1:28 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: How can you identify or categorize something that does not yet exist?
By abstraction.