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schematism

schematism

9.1
A way of showing something using simple diagrams or shapes
  • noun
  • /ˈskiːmətɪzəm/
translation icon : esquematismo
  • They favor inexpressiveness and schematism, tending toward mathematical formulas and graphs.

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • In her presentation, she included a schematism showing the relationship between different concepts.

Synonyms

diagramming
vsschematism
1 4.0

The act of making drawings to show information or ideas

is a broader practice of simplified representation beyond just visual charts
schematization
vsschematism
8.4

A way of making something simple and clear using diagrams or charts

is the broader practice or result of simplified representation rather than only the process

Antonyms

166 5.0

Many connected parts make something hard to understand

38 4.5

A way of thinking that accepts facts and prefers practical plans

How Schematic

abstraction
25 8.0
schematism
9.1
stylization
1 6.8
depiction
30 4.0

Surface Forms

schematism singular
schematisms plural

Morphology

schematism = schema (transparent) = schema + tism

Built from 'schema' with a nominalizing suffix to indicate the practice or result of schematizing, so the meaning is directly derivable.

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.