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| sche·ma [ skmə ] (plural sche·ma·ta [ skee mtə, ski máttə ]) |
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1. diagram: a diagram or plan showing the basic outline of something
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2. mental pattern: an organizational or conceptual pattern in the mind
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3. Kantian philosophical principle: in the philosophy of Kant, a method that allows the understanding to apply concepts to the evidence of the senses
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4. dummy expression in logic: in logic, a dummy expression indicating where particular words should appear, e.g. in "S and R," "S" and "R" are schemata for sentences
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| [Late 18th century. Directly or via German< Greek skhēma] |
