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== Usage ==
{{Infobox juggling pattern
| juggling_pattern = [[Cascade (juggling)|Cascade]]
| minimum = 3
| difficulty = 2/10
| siteswap = 3
| Shannon= 12
| image = 3-ball cascade movie.gif
| period = 1
| parity = 
| synchronicity = 
| symmetry = 
}}

{{Tl|Infobox juggling pattern}} (see: [[juggling pattern]]) is a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Games|game infobox template]] on Wikipedia, and so should be placed at the top of an article, providing the reader with condensed information regarding the topic.

For further information, see the [[Template talk:Infobox juggling pattern|talk page]].

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<pre style="overflow: auto;">{{Infobox juggling pattern
| juggling_pattern = 
| image = 
| image_alt = 
| minimum = 
| difficulty = 
| siteswap = 
| Shannon = 
| period = 
| parity = 
| symmetry = 
| synchronicity = 
}}</pre>

=== Example ===
The synchronicity (asynchronous) and symmetry (symmetrical), as well as the parity (odd), have been left out of this example as they categorize the article the template is used on.
<pre>{{Infobox juggling pattern
| juggling_pattern = [[Cascade (juggling)|Cascade]]
| minimum = 3
| difficulty = 2/10
| siteswap = 3
| Shannon = 12
| image = 3-ball cascade movie.gif
| period = 1
| parity = 
| synchronicity = 
| symmetry = 
}}</pre>

==Variables==
{| {{Table}}
! Parameter !! Info
|-
! juggling pattern
| Name of the juggling pattern, for example "Cascade". If name is unknown siteswap, such as "423", may be used instead.
|-
! image
| Image depicting the juggling pattern, displayed at 120px. Most often images such as "[[:File:3-ball cascade movie.gif|3-ball cascade movie.gif]]" are used.
|-
! minimum
| Minimum number of balls needed to perform the pattern. For example, a cascade requires at least "3" props, but may be done with any odd number of props.
|-
! difficulty
| How hard the juggling pattern is. It would be great to compile ratings as articles about musical works do, but as of October 2016, only [http://www.libraryofjuggling.com/TricksByDifficulty.html LibraryofJuggling.com]'s ratings (1-10) and Ben Beever's formula have been used.

In Beever's formula, D<sub>1</sub>=difficulty, [[sigma|Σ]]=summation (addition of (V<sub>i</sub>-2)<sup>2</sup>)'s), V=siteswap number, P=period: D<sub>1</sub> = 2 + [[square root|√]]((V<sub>i</sub>-2)<sup>2</sup>/P). Thus the difficulty of the cascade, siteswap 3 and period 1, has a difficulty of 2+√((3-2)<sup>2</sup>/1) = 3.
|-
! siteswap
| [[Siteswap]] is a [[juggling notation]]. For example, the cascade is "3" while the half-box is "441".
|-
! Shannon
| The number produced by [[Claude Shannon]]'s [[juggling theorem]].
|-
! period
| The period of a juggling pattern is the sum of the siteswap numbers divided by the number of balls, thus 423 has a period of (4+2+3)/3 = 9/3 = "3".
|-
! parity
| Whether the pattern may be done with an "even", "odd", or an "even or odd" number of props. For example, the cascade is odd (any odd number of props ≥3).
|-
! synchronicity
| Whether the pattern is "synchronous" (simultaneous throws/catches in both hands), "asynchronous" (no simultaneous throws/catches in both hands), or "synchronous or asynchronous".
|-
! symmetry
| Whether the pattern is "symmetrical" (patterns whose siteswap length is an odd number, for example 423 has three numbers and is thus symmetrical), "asymmetrical" (patterns whose siteswap length is an even number), or "symmetrical or asymmetrical" (such as columns).
|}

==See also==
*{{tl|Infobox game}}
*{{tl|Juggling}}

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