Mispattern
//mɪsˈpætə(ɹ)n// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pattern that has an error or flaw in it.
"Observation was taken several times for all the 256 patterns, but no mispattern was found."
Verb
- 1 To follow or copy a pattern imperfectly; to deviate from a pattern.
"The grievant testified that the decision whether or not to replace a screen was a matter of judgment and that the screens were replaced by him May 12 but that he did mispattern and misalign them so that they were again changed by him May 13."
Example
More examples"The grievant testified that the decision whether or not to replace a screen was a matter of judgment and that the screens were replaced by him May 12 but that he did mispattern and misalign them so that they were again changed by him May 13."
Etymology
From mis- + pattern.
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