Thinking in Patterns

Level 7

Causal Patterns at Varying Scale

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Different patterns may be observed at each of the scales at which a system is studied and can provide evidence for causality in explanations of phenomena.

TERMS

Patterns - regularity in the world
Scale - the relative size or extent of something
System - a set of components (e.g. things) working together.
Causality - the relationship between cause and effect

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