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Schema

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.

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Plan 76% connected

A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Program 76% connected

Same as Programme.

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Programme 76% connected

That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order…

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Representation 76% connected

The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

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Schematic 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a scheme or a schema.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Schematic 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a scheme or a schema.

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Schematize 74% connected

To form a scheme or schemes.

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Schematize 74% connected

To form a scheme or schemes.

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Outline 92% connected

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Scheme 92% connected

A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cognition 84% connected

The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.

psychology of thinking 25% interchangeable

A mental framework for organising information.

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