schematism
Americannoun
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the particular form or disposition of a thing.
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a schematic arrangement.
noun
Etymology
Origin of schematism
From the Greek word schēmatismós, dating back to 1610–20. See schematize, -ism
Example Sentences
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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
The atomic notation was as serviceable to chemistry as the binomial nomenclature and the classificatory schematism of Linnæus were to zoölogy and botany.
From The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century by Huxley, Thomas Henry
All such schematism seems to us highly unscientific and is justly rejected.
From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin
Our objection to Kant's over-confidence in the virtues of his own schematism is due to the fact that we do not now accept his table of categories as an adequate view of the fundamental concepts.
From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various
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