pattern · regularity

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That which is the same again: what is here is also there, or what is now was also before.

Examples

• The orbits of Jupiter's Galilean moons repeat every 177 hours due to gravitational resonance. astronomy
• The annual flooding of the Nile followed a predictable cycle for millennia before the Aswan Dam. geography
• The Linux kernel releases a new stable version every 9 to 10 weeks on average. computing

Chain to foundations

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Neighborhood

Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.

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