schematism
- noun
- /ˈskiːmətɪzəm/
- They favor inexpressiveness and schematism, tending toward mathematical formulas and graphs.
Examples
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Virtually all the models of selection in this series of papers follow this schematism exactly.
Academic text (1992) -
The textbook provided a helpful schematism that clarified complex ideas through diagrams.
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Yeah, I know; in the world of schematism.
Blog text (13) -
Nor is there any question of the redesign imposing a unitary, generically medieval "square schematism" on the plan.
Academic text (2015) -
Both agencies intimate, within the schematism of the representation, how David is transposed from an initial, relatively amorphous state of being to the terminal, desiderated one.
Academic text (1990) -
With little modification, Haldane's schematism captures the general structure of such models to this day (e.g., Crow and Kimura 1970).
Academic text (1992) -
In the terms of the novel's reference, as we have seen, the subject is "subject... only for the biographically unique constellation of designations and realizations that binary schematisms have held open."
Academic text (2016) -
In each case, what Descartes regards as true and accurate perception is situated on a numerical grid, a mathematical schematism that reconceptualizes the universe strictly as a quantitative field.
Academic text (2017) -
The architect used a simple schematism to illustrate the layout of the new building.
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In her presentation, she included a schematism showing the relationship between different concepts.
Synonyms
The act of making drawings to show information or ideas
A way of making something simple and clear using diagrams or charts
Antonyms
How Schematic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word schematism comes from the Greek root schema, meaning 'form' or 'shape', plus -ism for a practice. It is about giving things a simple 'shape' or picture, so schematism means making diagrams or simple models to explain something.