01 n. 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 …
pl.
Schemata, Schemas ((#))
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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.(Kantian Philos.)