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patternable en · ADJ

Etymology

From pattern + -able.

Meanings

  1. Describing a material on which a pattern may be etched.
  2. Conforming to a pattern; predictable.
    • Similarly, although both clinical pathway and case management programmes seek to improve system efficiency, critical pathways concentrate on high-volume conditions with high costs in which care is generally patternable […] 2000, Amitabh Prakash, Acute Stroke Treatment, page 102:

Deriveds

unpatternable · photopatternable