schematism
Americannoun
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the particular form or disposition of a thing.
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a schematic arrangement.
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
It is only through the schematism that the categories are limited to phenomena.
From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard
As already remarked, the metaphysical disjunction is merely a schematism of the more fundamental, logical disjunction.
From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.
The pupil went through all the routine of metaplasm, schematism, and figures of speech; but this was only the groundwork.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William
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