Sequence vs Pattern

A pattern is any repeating or growing arrangement — it can be made of shapes, colours, letters, or numbers. A sequence is specifically an ordered list of numbers that usually follows a mathematical rule connecting one term to the next.

Every numeric sequence is a type of pattern, but not every pattern is a numeric sequence.

Classify a list as a sequence or pattern, or answer a true/false concept check.

Continue exploring related topics:

• Early Patterns - Repeating Patterns You Can See
• Finding the Next Term
• Number Patterns - Finding Rules and nth Terms