Apophenia

ap-uh-FEE-nee-uh (/ˌæp əˈfɛ ni ə, ˌæp əˈfi ni ə/)

the tendency to see meaningful patterns or connections where there are none.

“Before we treat these findings as destiny, it’s worth checking we’re not falling into apophenia with a big dataset.”

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concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

strongly reminiscent of something; fragrant or smelling of (often used figuratively).

unpredictable or erratic actions, occurrences, or variations; whimsical impulses.

to deliberately make something unclear or confusing.

an official order, decree, or proclamation issued by an authority.

making threefold copies of something or repeating something three times; producing triplicates.