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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

Example Sentences

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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

Both novels have a tendency to slip into lugubriousness and slick 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

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)

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

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