: a schematic drawing or diagram
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Adjective
a schematic diagram of their business model
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Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
The lesson is that being willing to make large-scale, schematic changes can be the difference in building a major program.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Physical verification checks whether a chip layout meets the manufacturer’s strict rules and faithfully matches the original functional schematic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The simultaneous crises of identity feel a bit schematic.
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
The lesson is that being willing to make large-scale, schematic changes can be the difference in building a major program.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
Obsessively talking with a bot about fantasy football could lead to delusions, just the same as could talking with a bot about impossible schematics for a time machine.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Physical verification checks whether a chip layout meets the manufacturer’s strict rules and faithfully matches the original functional schematic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Schematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schematic. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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