probablepattern

noun
UK /ˈprɒbəbl ˈpætən/
US /ˈprɑːbəbl ˈpætərn/

A probable pattern is a way things often happen that seems likely to happen again.

The teacher noticed a probable pattern in the way the students got tired after lunch.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A repeated arrangement of shapes or events that is likely to continue.

The probable pattern of rain every afternoon made the farmers plan ahead.

3. A likely sequence of steps in a process.

Scientists studied the probable pattern of the storm to warn people early.

4. A guess about how something will probably be arranged.

The puzzle showed a probable pattern of colors along the edge.