outline, schema, scheme
(noun) a schematic or preliminary plan
schema, scheme
(noun) an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
Source: WordNet® 3.1
schema (plural schemata or schemas)
An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a body schema).
(databases) A formal description of the structure of a database: the names of the tables, the names of the columns of each table, and the data type and other attributes of each column.
(markup languages) A formal description of data, data types, and data file structures, such as XML schemas for XML files.
(logic) A formula in the language of an axiomatic system, in which one or more schematic variables appear, which stand for any term or subformula of the system, which may or may not be required to satisfy certain conditions.
(Christianity) A monastic habit in the Greek Orthodox Church.
• (universally-applicable image or outline): schemat
• (databases): schemat
• (logic): axiom schema, schemat
• mechas, sachem, samech, schame
Source: Wiktionary
Sche"ma, n.; pl. Schemata, E. Schemas. Etym: [G. See Scheme.] (Kantian Philos.)
Definition: An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind; as, five dots in a line are a schema of the number five; a preceding and succeeding event are a schema of cause and effect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2024
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
