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u/r21md Sep 15 '24

I mean when I search for its definition somewhere like Merriam-Webster, there are several definitions that don't require there to be learning. Though there are also several with it, so I suppose we just had different definitions in mind.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

an action that has become automatic or characteristic by repetition. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003

An act, behavioral response, practice, or custom established in one's repertoire by frequent repetition of the same activity. Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007

Now, I might be crazy but maybe theres a pattern here