schema
noun/ˈskiːmə/
/ˈskiːmə/
(plural schemas, schemata
(specialist)/ˈskiːmətə/, /skiːˈmɑːtə/
/ˈskiːmətə/, /skiːˈmɑːtə/
)- an outline of a plan or theory
- an attempt to reduce complex economic theory to a simple schema
Word Originlate 18th cent. (as a term in philosophy): from Greek skhēma ‘form, figure’.Definitions on the go
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