Inductive thinking involves looking for patterns and things that repeat?
it is objects that are repeat in a order
repeat
patterns
The 2008 calendar will repeat in 2036. Calendar patterns repeat every 28 years because of the cycle of leap years.
Inductive
repeat
two dimensions only
The wins and losses of a sports team
Migration patterns are patterns of migration.. such as if a bird migrates to a warm climate region in the winter then to a cool climate in the summer they will most probably repeat this yearly... thus making it a migration pattern.
There are very many patterns. In fact some Indian music uses patterns that are based on sets of prime numbers so that the beat cycle does not repeat for a very long time.
Steven Sternbach has written: '101 contemporary repeat patterns' -- subject(s): Decoration and ornament, History, Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts)