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The word schema comes from the Greek word "s??ľa" (skhema), which means shape, or more generally, plan. The Greek plural is "s??ľata" (skhemata). In English, both schemas and schemata are used as plural forms, although the latter is the standard form for written English.

Schema may refer to:

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The word schema comes from the Greek word "s??ľa" (skhema), which means shape, or more generally, plan. The Greek plural is "s??ľata" (skhemata). In English, both schemas and schemata are used as plural forms, although the latter is the standard form for written English.

Schema may refer to:
  • Model
    Model (abstract)

    In mathematical logic, the formal languages, formal systems, and theory which are studied have no meaningful content until they are given an interpretation within some other system....
     or Diagram
    Diagram

    A diagram is a 2D geometric model symbolic representation of information according to some visualization technique. Sometimes, the technique uses a Three-dimensional space visualization which is then graphical projection onto the 2D surface....
    • Schematic
      Schematic

      A schematic is a diagram that represents the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures. A schematic usually omits all details that are not relevant to the information the schematic is intended to convey, and may add unrealistic elements that aid comprehension....
      , a diagram that represents the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols
  • Axiom schema
    Axiom schema

    In mathematical logic, an axiom schema generalizes the notion of axiom.An axiom schema is a well-formed formula in the language of an axiomatic system, in which one or more schematic variables appear....
    , in formal logic


In computer science:

  • Ontology (computer science)
    Ontology (computer science)

    In computer science and information science, an ontology is a formal representation of a set of concepts within a Domain of discourse and the relationships between those concepts....
    , a data model that represents the relationships of a set of concepts within a domain
  • XML schema
    XML Schema

    XML Schema, published as a W3C recommendation in May 2001, is one of several XML schema. It was the first separate schema language for XML to achieve Recommendation status by the W3C....
    , a way to define the structure, content and, to some extent, the semantics of XML documents
  • Z specification language, part of a formal specification
  • Database schema
    Database schema

    The schema of a database system is its structure described in a formal language supported by the database management system . In a relational database, the schema defines the Table_, the Field in each table, and the relationships between fields and tables....
     (disambiguation)
  • Schema (genetic algorithms)
    Schema (genetic algorithms)

    In mathematics, in the field of genetic algorithms, a schema, schemata or Holland schemata is a template that identifies a subset of strings with similarities at certain string positions....
     or Schema (genetic programming), a set of programs or bit strings that have some genotypic similarity; usually specified by a template


In sciences:

  • Schema (Kant)
    Schema (Kant)

    In Immanuel Kant philosophy, a schema is the procedural rule by which a category or purity, non-empirical concept is associated with a mental image of an object....
    , in philosophy the referencing of a category to a sense impression through time
  • Schema (psychology)
    Schema (psychology)

    A schema , in psychology and cognitive science, is a mental structure that represents some aspect of the world. Schemata were initially introduced into psychology and education through the work of the British psychologist Sir Frederic Bartlett ....
    , a mental set or representation
  • Image schema
    Image schema

    An image schema is a recurring structure of, or within, our cognitive processes, which establishes patterns of understanding and reasoning. Image schemas emerge from our bodily interactions, linguistic experience and historical context....
    , a recurring pattern of spatial sensory experience
  • Formal logic, a rule describing a set of statements


Schema may also refer to:

  • Schema (Orthodoxy), a degree of Orthodox monasticism
  • Stereotype
    Stereotype

    A stereotype is a preconceived idea that attributes certain characteristics to all the members of class or set. The term is often used with a negative connotation when referring to an oversimplified, exaggerated, or demeaning assumption that a particular individual possesses the characteristics associated with the class due to his or her me...
    , a set of associated behaviors


See also

  • Scheme
    Scheme

    Scheme may refer to:* Scheme , a minimalist, multi-paradigm dialect of Lisp* Scheme , an important concept in algebraic geometry* Scheme , a figure of speech that changes a sentence's structure...
     (disambiguation)