ˈskēməˌtizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin schematismus, from Greek schēmatismos configuration, assumption of a manner, from schēmatizein to assume a certain form, put into a systematic arrangement
1.
a. : the disposition of constituents in a pattern or according to a scheme ; also : a particular systematic disposition of parts
b. : the inclination to arrange or present schematically
2.
[German schematismus, from New Latin]
: the process by which the imagination according to Kantianism mediates between a category or abstract concept of the understanding and a particular content of sense experience by providing a general plan for the application of the concept to the content of sense — compare schema 1