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schematism

American  
[skee-muh-tiz-uhm] / ˈski məˌtɪz əm /

noun

  1. the particular form or disposition of a thing.

  2. a schematic arrangement.


schematism British  
/ ˈskiːməˌtɪzəm /

noun

  1. the general form, arrangement, or classification of something

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of schematism

From the Greek word schēmatismós, dating back to 1610–20. See schematize, -ism

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Both novels have a tendency to slip into lugubriousness and slick schematism.

From Time Magazine Archive

In effect, the book is a case history of the integration process as Jung describes it, and as such it frequently suffers from schematism.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the economical schematism of science lie both its strength and its weakness.

From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst

This sort of schematism is contrary to the practical character of his thought.

From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)

The first will treat of the sensuous condition under which alone pure conceptions of the understanding can be employed— that is, of the schematism of the pure understanding.

From The Critique of Pure Reason by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow

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