n.
Pronunciation: ' sk ē -m ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sche · ma · ta \ -m ə -t ə \ also schemas
Etymology: Greek sch ē mat-, sch ē ma
Date: circa 1890
1 : a diagrammatic presentation broadly : a structured framework or plan : OUTLINE
2 : a mental codification of experience that includes a particular organized way of perceiving cognitively and responding to a complex situation or set of stimuli