4.11: Double Classified

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    Sometimes a fingerprint pattern just does not fit into one category, or it is just on the cusp between two different patterns. In cases such as this, it is acceptable to double-classify the print.

    Fingerprint image with labels indicating areas of interest: "Deltas?" and "Recurve?" pointing to specific patterns.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\):How would you classify this print? FBI Science of Fingerprints - Public Domain

    The FBI classified this pattern as an accidental whorl. Your author likely would double-classify it as a loop or arch.

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