schema

sche·ma  (skm)

n. pl. sche·ma·ta (sk-mät, sk-mt) or sche·mas

1. A diagrammatic representation; an outline or model.

2. Psychology A pattern imposed on complex reality or experience to assist in explaining it, mediate perception, or guide response.

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[Latin schma, schmat-, form; see scheme.]

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schema [ˈskiːmə]

n pl -mata [-mətə]

1. a plan, diagram, or scheme

2. (Philosophy) (in the philosophy of Kant) a rule or principle that enables the understanding to apply its categories and unify experience universal succession is the schema of causality

3. (Psychology) Psychol a mental model of aspects of the world or of the self that is structured in such a way as to facilitate the processes of cognition and perception

4. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic an expression using metavariables that may be replaced by object language expressions to yield a well-formed formula. Thus A = A is an axiom schema for identity, representing the infinite number of axioms, x = x, y = y, z = z, etc.

[from Greek: form]

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schema

an outline or diagrammatic representation. See also drawing. — schematic, adj.

See also: Representation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	schema - an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world scheme internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
	2.	schema - a schematic or preliminary plan outline, scheme plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"

Translations

schema [ˈskiːmə] N (schemata (pl)) [ˈskiːmətə] → esquema m

schema

n pl <-ta> → Darstellung f; (Philos) → Schema nt

schema [ˈskiːmə] n (schemata (pl)) (frm) → schema

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schema [ˈskiːmə] n (schemata (pl)) (frm) → schema