pattern
n//ˈpatn̩//mönster, mall
Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. [from 14th c.]
A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements. [from 16th c.]
A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship. [from 19th c.]