Schemata
noun, plural schemata
[skee-muh-tuh or, sometimes, skee-mah-tuh, ski-] /ˈski mə tə or, sometimes, skiˈmɑ tə, skɪ-/ (Show IPA), schemas.
1.
a diagram, plan, or scheme.
Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
2.
an underlying organizational pattern or structure; conceptual framework:
A schema provides the basis by which someone relates to the events he or she experiences.
3.
(in Kantian epistemology) a concept, similar to a universal but limited to phenomenal knowledge, by which an object of knowledge or an idea of pure reason may be apprehended.
noun (pl) -mata (-mətə)
1.
a plan, diagram, or scheme
2.
(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.
(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.
(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
schema sche·ma (skē’mə)
n. pl. sche·mas or sche·ma·ta (skē-mä’tə, skĭ-māt’ə)
A diagrammatic representation; an outline or a model.
A pattern imposed on complex reality or experience to assist in explaining it, mediate perception, or guide response.
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- Schematic
adjective 1. pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic. noun 2. a diagram, plan, or drawing: Read the schematic before attempting any repairs. adjective 1. of or relating to the nature of a diagram, plan, or schema noun 2. a schematic diagram, esp of an electrical circuit
- Schematically
adjective 1. pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic. noun 2. a diagram, plan, or drawing: Read the schematic before attempting any repairs. adjective 1. of or relating to the nature of a diagram, plan, or schema noun 2. a schematic diagram, esp of an electrical circuit
- Schematic capture
The process of entering the logical design of an electronic circuit into a CAE system by creating a schematic representation of components and interconnections.
- Schematic type variable
generic type variable
- Schematik
A NeXT front-end to MIT Scheme for the NeXT by Chris Kane and Max Hailperin . Schematik provides syntax-knowledgeable text editing, graphics windows and a user-interface to an underlying MIT Scheme process. It comes with MIT Scheme 7.1.3 ready to install on the NeXT and requires NEXTSTEP. Version: 1.1.5.2. USA FTP (ftp://ftp.gac.edu/pub/next/scheme/). Germany (ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/next/ProgLang). E-mail: […]