What does patterns and trends in science mean?

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What does patterns and trends in science mean?

Answer 1

Patterns are something that often or always happen. Trends use the past to predict the future. For instance, every winter food suppies are scarce, therefore there are less rabbits, therefore the wolf population declines. This is a pattern. Predicting that vibrant colors and prints will return to fashion because they were big in the 60's is a trend. Patterns are constant and trends are fleeting.