an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
source: WordNet 3.0
a schematic or preliminary plan
source: WordNet 3.0
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.
