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sche⋅ma

  [skee-muh]
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–noun, plural sche⋅ma⋅ta  [skee-muh-tuh or, sometimes, skee-mah-tuh, ski-] , 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)   
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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Main Entry: sche·ma
Pronunciation: 'skE-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sche·ma·ta /-m&t-&/ also schemas
1 : a nonconscious adjustment of the brain to the afferent impulses indicative of bodily posture that is a prerequisite of appropriate bodily movementand of spatial perception
2 : the organization of experience in the mind or brain that includes a particular organized way of perceiving cognitively and responding to a complexsituation or set of stimuli
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schema sche·ma (skē'mə)
n. pl. sche·mas or sche·ma·ta (skē-mä'tə, skĭ-māt'ə)

  1. A diagrammatic representation; an outline or a model.

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

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