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–noun, plural sche·ma·ta

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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 Audio Help (skē'mə) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. sche·ma·ta (skē-mä'tə, skĭ-māt'ə) or sche·mas

A diagrammatic representation; an outline or model.
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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schema
noun
1.	an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
2.	a schematic or preliminary plan [syn: outline]

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Sche"ma\, n.; pl. Schemata, E. Schemas. [G. See Scheme.] (Kantian Philos.) An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind; as, five dots in a line are a schema of the number five; a preceding and succeeding event are a schema of cause and effect.

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