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sche·ma       [skee-muh] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural sche·ma·ta       [skee-muh-tuh or, sometimes, skee-mah-tuh, ski-] Pronunciation Key, sche·mas.
1.a diagram, plan, or scheme.
2.an underlying organizational pattern or structure; conceptual framework.
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.
[Origin: 1790–1800; < Gk schêma form]
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sche·ma       (skē'mə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. sche·ma·ta (skē-mä'tə, skĭ-māt'ə) 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.


[Latin schēma, schēmat-, form; see scheme.]

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