SCHEMATA
SCHEMA
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
Etymology
Noun
schemata
plural of schema
Source: Wiktionary
SCHEMA
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