Schema
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The word schema comes from the Greek word "σχήμα" (skhēma), which means shape, or more generally, plan. The plural is "σχήματα" (skhēmata). In English, both schemas and schemata are used as plural forms.
Schema may refer to:
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In mathematics:
In science:
In Electrical Engineering:
Schema may also refer to:
Schema may refer to:
- Model (abstract)Conceptual modelIn the most general sense, a model is anything used in any way to represent anything else. Some models are physical objects, for instance, a toy model which may be assembled, and may even be made to work like the object it represents. They are used to help us know and understand the subject matter...
- DiagramDiagramA diagram is a two-dimensional geometric symbolic representation of information according to some visualization technique. Sometimes, the technique uses a three-dimensional visualization which is then projected onto the two-dimensional surface...
- SchematicSchematicA schematic diagram represents the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures. A schematic usually omits all details that are not relevant to the information the schematic is intended to convey, and may add unrealistic elements that aid comprehension...
, a diagram that represents the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols
- Schematic
In computer science:
- XML schemaXML schemaAn XML schema is a description of a type of XML document, typically expressed in terms of constraints on the structure and content of documents of that type, above and beyond the basic syntactical constraints imposed by XML itself...
, a way to define the structure, content and, to some extent, the semantics of XML documents - Database schemaDatabase schemaA database schema of a database system is its structure described in a formal language supported by the database management system and refers to the organization of data to create a blueprint of how a database will be constructed...
- Protocol schema, the type of protocol (rules) used to comunicate in the internet (i.e. http://, ftp://, etc.)
- Schema (genetic algorithms)Schema (genetic algorithms)A schema is a template in computer science used in the field of genetic algorithms that identifies a subset of strings with similarities at certain string positions. Schemata are a special case of cylinder sets; and so form a topological space.- Description :...
, a set of programs or bit strings that have some genotypic similarity; usually specified by a template
In mathematics:
- Axiom schemaAxiom schemaIn mathematical logic, an axiom schema generalizes the notion of axiom.An axiom schema is a formula in the language of an axiomatic system, in which one or more schematic variables appear. These variables, which are metalinguistic constructs, stand for any term or subformula of the system, which...
, a finite description of infinitely many axioms in formal logic
In science:
- Schema (Kant)Schema (Kant)In Kantian philosophy, a schema is the procedural rule by which a category or pure, non-empirical concept is associated with a mental image of an object...
, in philosophy the referencing of a category to a sense impression through time - Schema (psychology)Schema (psychology)A schema , in psychology and cognitive science, describes any of several concepts including:* An organized pattern of thought or behavior.* A structured cluster of pre-conceived ideas....
, a mental set or representation - Image schemaImage schemaAn image schema is a recurring structure within our cognitive processes which establishes patterns of understanding and reasoning. Image schemas are formed from our bodily interactions, from linguistic experience, and from historical context...
, a recurring pattern of spatial sensory experience - SCHEMA (bioinformatics)SCHEMA (bioinformatics)SCHEMA is a computational algorithm used in protein engineering to identify fragments of proteins that can be recombined without disturbing the integrity of the proteins' three-dimensional structure...
, an algorithm used in protein engineering to identify fragments of proteins that can be recombined without disturbing the integrity of the proteins' three-dimensional structure
In Electrical Engineering:
- Electrical schematic, a wiring diagram of an electrical circuit
Schema may also refer to:
- Great Schema, a degree of Orthodox monasticism
- StereotypeStereotypeA stereotype is a popular belief about specific social groups or types of individuals. The concepts of "stereotype" and "prejudice" are often confused with many other different meanings...
, a set of associated behaviors