pattern-based prediction
nounUK /ˈpætən beɪst prɪˈdɪkʃən/
US /ˈpætərn beɪst prɪˈdɪkʃən/
Guessing what will happen next by looking at things that happened before.
The weather app uses pattern-based prediction to guess if it will rain tomorrow.
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2. A computer method that learns from past examples to guess future results.
The game uses pattern-based prediction to know which move you will make next.
3. Noticing a repeated shape or habit and using it to expect what comes next.
By watching the bus arrive every morning, she made a pattern-based prediction about its schedule.
4. A way of thinking that relies on repeated clues rather than random guessing.
His pattern-based prediction about the puzzle was right because he spotted the repeating colors.