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'''Motive''' or '''motif''' may refer to:
In a '''creative work''':
* [[Motif (music)]], a perceivable or salient recurring fragment or succession of notes
* [[Motif (narrative)]], any recurring element in a story that has symbolic significance
* [[Motif (visual arts)]], a recurrent theme or pattern
* [[Motif (textile arts)]], a recurring element or fragment that, when joined together, creates a larger work
* [[Motif (chess composition)]], an element of a move in the consideration of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfillment of the problem stipulation
In '''mathematics''':
* [[Motive (algebraic geometry)]]
In '''biochemistry''':
* [[Sequence motif]], a sequence pattern of nucleotides in a DNA sequence or amino acids in a protein
* [[Structural motif]], a pattern in a protein structure formed by the spatial arrangement of amino acids
* A repeating pattern of elements in a [[crystal]] structure
Relating to '''intent''':
* [[Motive (law)]], in criminal law
* [[Base motive]], in psychology
* [[Motivation]]
In '''music''':
* [[Motive (album)|''Motive'' (album)]], a 1990 album by Red Box
* [[Motive (SAHB album)|''Motive'' (SAHB album)]], a 1990 album by the Sensational Alex Harvey Band
* [[Yamaha Motif]], a music workstation
* [[The Motive]], a punk band
'''Others''':
* [[Motif (widget toolkit)]], a graphical user interface toolkit used in software development
* Aston Motif, a range of character generators manufactured by [[Aston Broadcast Systems]]
* [[Motive, Inc.]], a software manufacturer
* [[Motif of harmful sensation]], physical or mental damage that a person suffers merely by experiencing what should normally be a benign sensation
* [[Motive art movement]], a philosophical artistic movement started by the artist Blake Ward
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