I found this quote blow supposedly said by Norbert Wiener in at least two books : "Digital image processing" by R. Gonzales and "Pattern Formation and Pattern Recognition — An Attempt at a Synthesis" by H. Haken, but found no indication on where this was registered, or if it even was said by the mathematician.
"A pattern is essentially an arrangement. It is characterized by the order of the elements of which it is made, rather than by the intrinsic nature of these elements."
Can anyone confirm or provide proof that he actually said/wrote it ?
That is in Wiener's book "The Human Use of Human Beings: Cybernetics and Society", page 3.