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From: Steve W. <sw...@pa...> - 2001-07-18 15:29:43
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Merriam Webster says both "schemas" and "schemata" are correct, so we'll
let it lie for now.
~swain
One entry found for schema.
Main Entry: sche=B7ma
Pronunciation: 'skE-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural sche=B7ma=B7ta /-m&-t&/; also schemas
Etymology: Greek schEmat-, schEma
Date: circa 1890
1 : a diagrammatic presentation; broadly : a structured framework or plan
: OUTLINE
2 : a mental codification of experience that includes a particular organize=
d
way of perceiving cognitively and responding to a complex situation or set
of stimuli
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