Diagram vs. Schematic

Diagramnoun

A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.

Diagramnoun

A graph or chart.

Diagramnoun

(category theory) A functor from an index category to another category. The objects and morphisms of the index category need not have any internal substance, but rather merely outline the connective structure of at least some part of the diagram's codomain. If the index category is J and the codomain is C, then the diagram is said to be "of type J in C".

Diagramverb

(transitive) To represent or indicate something using a diagram.

Diagramnoun

A figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement, or facilitate a demonstration; a plan.

Diagramnoun

Any simple drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes, or to assist a verbal explanation which refers to it; a mechanical drawing, as distinguished from an artistical one.

Diagramverb

To put into the form of a diagram.

Diagramnoun

a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts

Diagramverb

make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed

Diagramnoun

a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation

Diagramnoun

a figure composed of lines that is used to illustrate a definition or statement or to aid in the proof of a proposition.

Diagramnoun

a graphical schedule for operating railway locomotives and rolling stock in order to provide a desired service.

Diagramverb

represent (something) in graphic form

Diagramverb

schedule the operations of (a locomotive or train) according to a diagram.

Diagram

A diagram is a symbolic representation of information using visualization techniques. Diagrams have been used since ancient times on walls of caves, but became more prevalent during the Enlightenment.

Schematicadjective

represented simply

Schematicadjective

sketchy, incomplete

Schematicadjective

relating to a schema

Schematicnoun

A simplified line-drawing generally used by engineers and technicians to describe and understand how a system works at an abstract level. Schematic drawings often require the use of industry standard line-art symbols so they may be understood within industries.

Schematicadjective

Of or pertaining to a scheme or a schema.

Schematicnoun

diagram of an electrical or mechanical system

Schematicadjective

represented in simplified or symbolic form

Schematic

A schematic, or schematic diagram, is a representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures. A schematic usually omits all details that are not relevant to the key information the schematic is intended to convey, and may include oversimplified elements in order to make this essential meaning easier to grasp.