nestedpattern
nounUK /ˈnɛstɪd ˈpætən/
US /ˈnɛstɪd ˈpætərn/
A nested pattern is a pattern that has smaller patterns inside it, like boxes inside boxes.
The wallpaper had a nested pattern of flowers inside larger flowers.
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2. In computer programming, a structure where one loop or block of code sits inside another.
The programmer used a nested pattern of loops to go through every row and column.
3. In mathematics, a shape or set that contains smaller copies of itself.
The fractal showed a nested pattern of triangles within triangles.
4. In design, a repeated element placed inside a larger repeated element.
The tiles formed a nested pattern of squares within squares.