Patterns convey meaning.

Meaning: This means that patterns can have a special meaning or symbolism in art. It's like saying, When you see a pattern of spirals in Native American art, it often represents the cycle of life.

Choice of Words: Patterns refer to repeated designs or arrangements. Convey is a verb that means to communicate or express something. Meaning refers to the idea or message that something is intended to express. So, patterns can communicate a message or idea in a piece of art.

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Patterns help us understand.

Meaning: This means that patterns can help us learn and understand things better. It's like saying, The pattern of the puzzle pieces helped me figure out how to put it together.

Choice of Words: Patterns are things that happen in a repeated way, like a pattern on a dress or a pattern of behavior. Help means to make something easier or possible. Understand means to know or figure out something. When you put them together, "Patterns help us understand" means that patterns can make it easier for us to know or figure something out.

Patterns show us how things work.

Meaning: This means that patterns can help us understand how things work. It's like saying, The pattern of the gears showed me how the machine works.

Choice of Words: Patterns are things that happen in a repeated way, like a pattern on a dress or a pattern of behavior. Show means to make something known or visible. Work means to do something or function in a particular way. When you put them together, "Patterns show us how things work" means that patterns can help us see how things operate or function.

Patterns make sense of the world.

Meaning: This means that patterns can help us make sense of the world and our place in it. It's like saying, The patterns of the stars helped ancient people understand the seasons and time.

Choice of Words: Patterns are things that happen in a repeated way, like a pattern on a dress or a pattern of behavior. Make means to create or produce something. Sense means to understand or have a feeling about something. World means the place where we live and all the things in it. When you put them together, "Patterns make sense of the world" means that patterns can help us understand and give meaning to the world around us.

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