Definitions for scheme
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scheme, strategynoun

   an elaborate and systematic plan of action

2. dodge, dodging, schemenoun

   a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

3. system, schemenoun

   a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

   "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

4. schema, schemenoun

   an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

5. outline, schema, schemeverb

   a schematic or preliminary plan

6. scheme, intrigue, conniveverb

   form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

7. schemeverb

   devise a system or form a scheme for

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. schemenoun

   A systematic plan of future action.

2. schemenoun

   A plot or secret, devious plan.

3. schemenoun

   An orderly combination of related parts.

4. schemenoun

   A chart or diagram of a system or object.

5. schemenoun

   A type of topological space.

6. schemenoun

   A council housing estate.

7. schemenoun

   An artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words.

8. schemeverb

   To plot, or contrive a plan.

9. Schemenoun

   A programming language, one of the two major dialects of Lisp.

10. Etymology: From schema.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SCHEMEnoun

   Etymology: σχῆμα.

   1. A plan; a combination of various things into one view, design, or purpose; a system.

   Were our senses made much quicker, the appearance and outward scheme of things would have quite another face to us, and be inconsistent with our well being. John Locke.

   We shall never be able to give ourselves a satisfactory account of the divine conduct, without forming such a scheme of things as shall at once take in time and eternity. Francis Atterbury.

   2. A project; a contrivance; a design.

   The haughty monarch was laying schemes for suppressing the ancient liberties, and removing the ancient boundaries of kingdoms. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   He forms the well-concerted scheme of mischief;
   ’Tis fix’d, ’tis done, and both are doom’d to death. Nicholas Rowe.

   The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping of our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. Jonathan Swift.

   3. A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies; any lineal or mathematical diagram.

   It hath embroiled the endeavours of astrology in the erection of schemes, and the judgment of death and diseases. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   It is a scheme and face of heaven,
   As th’ aspects are dispos’d this even. Hudibras.

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1. scheme

   A scheme, in a general context, can be defined as a systematic plan, method, or arrangement designed to achieve a particular goal or objective. It can also be considered as an organized framework or structure that describes various components of a system, a project, or a concept. In mathematics or algebraic geometry, a scheme represents a mathematical concept used to describe the algebraic properties of a geometric object.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Schemenoun

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

2. Schemenoun

   a plan or theory something to be done; a design; a project; as, to form a scheme

3. Schemenoun

   any lineal or mathematical diagram; an outline

4. Schemenoun

   a representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event

5. Schemeverb

   to make a scheme of; to plan; to design; to project; to plot

6. Schemeverb

   to form a scheme or schemes

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1. Scheme

   Scheme is a functional programming language and one of the two main dialects of the programming language Lisp. Unlike Common Lisp, the other main dialect, Scheme follows a minimalist design philosophy specifying a small standard core with powerful tools for language extension. Its compactness and elegance have made it popular with educators, language designers, programmers, implementors, and hobbyists. The language's diverse appeal is seen as a strong point, though the consequently wide divergence between implementations is seen as one of the language's weak points. Scheme was developed at the MIT AI Lab by Guy L. Steele and Gerald Jay Sussman who introduced it to the academic world via a series of memos, now referred to as the Lambda Papers, over the period 1975–1980. The Scheme language is standardized in the official IEEE standard, and a de facto standard called the Revisedn Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme. The most widely implemented standard is R5RS, and a new standard R6RS was ratified in 2007. Scheme was the first dialect of Lisp to choose lexical scope and the first to require implementations to perform tail-call optimization. It was also one of the first programming languages to support first-class continuations. It had a significant influence on the effort that led to the development of its sister, Common Lisp.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scheme

   skēm, n. plan: something contrived to be done: purpose: plot: a combination of things by design: a specific organisation for some end: an illustrative diagram: a system: a statement in tabular form: a representation of the aspect of the heavenly bodies at a given time.—v.t. to plan: to contrive.—v.i. to form a plan.—n. Scheme′-arch, an arch less than a semicircle.—adj. Scheme′ful.—n. Schē′mer.—adj. Schē′ming, given to forming schemes: intriguing.—adv. Schē′mingly, by scheming.—n. Schē′mist, a schemer: an astrologer.—adj. Schē′my, cunning: intriguing. [L. schema—Gr. schēma, form—echein, schēsein, to hold.]

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1. schemeverb

   To plan to do something to get someones money, most often by cheating. "And the girls that been scheming, gonna get creamed when I" -- The Gravediggaz (Tonite is a special nite).

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1. scheme

   A systematic current project or plan.

   The landscaping scheme is easy and simple.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 27, 2020  

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1. scheme

   Song lyrics by scheme -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by scheme on the Lyrics.com website.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'scheme' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #834

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'scheme' in Written Corpus Frequency: #988

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'scheme' in Nouns Frequency: #225

Anagrams for scheme »

1. smeech

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scheme in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scheme in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of scheme in a Sentence

1. Forrest Claypool:

   With scarce resources, staff furloughs and painful budget cuts, CPS is keeping a close watch on every dollar, barbara Byrd-Bennett and her co-conspirators knew the district's dire straits and still concocted this scheme to divert needed resources away from classrooms and line their own pockets.

2. Louis Tomlinson:

   You know what, maybe because Ive had real dark moments in my life, theyve given me scope for optimism.In the grand scheme of things, of what Ive experienced, these everyday problems... they dont seem so bad.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   I look forward to seeing what the President is proposing and what he can work out with the speaker, i am focusing on stopping the' Democrats' Medicare for none' scheme.

4. Richard Donoghue:

   He betrayed a veterinarian's pledge to prevent animal suffering when he used his surgical skills in a cruel scheme to smuggle heroin in the abdomens of puppies.

5. Lorella Praeli:

   In the Warrant Service Officer( WSO) program, as it is called, sheriffs deputies would receive one day of training. Unlike the more involved 287( g) ICE program, deputies would not interview a detainee to ascertain his or her citizenship and immigration status. Instead, they essentially would file a federal warrant, directing the local jail to hold a criminal alien for 48 hours after the scheduled release until an ICE agent shows up to take custody. It is cheaper and may allow sheriffs to act without violating sanctuary laws. Expect blowback and scrutiny from opponents. This program is just the latest scheme by ICE to enlist local police in its abusive deportation agenda, the agency explicitly aims to subvert the will of local communities that have passed ordinances to prevent exactly this kind of cooperation between police and ICE.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scheme
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scheme
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=scheme
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scheme
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=scheme
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=scheme