: a schematic drawing or diagram
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Adjective
a schematic diagram of their business model
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Every day David sent his schematic recipes (with desserts by his long-time pastry chef.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
On Monday, a Reddit user spotted evidence the US regulator had accidentally published the design schematics.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Beckert treats the state with the same schematic looseness.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Every day David sent his schematic recipes (with desserts by his long-time pastry chef.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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
On Monday, a Reddit user spotted evidence the US regulator had accidentally published the design schematics.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Schematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schematic. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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