Definition of "schematic"

schematic

/skɪˈmætɪk/

adjective
comparative more schematic, superlative most schematic
1. Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter.
2. Sketchy, incomplete.
  Quotations
  Dr. Starbuck gives an interesting, and it seems to me a true, account—so far as conceptions so schematic can claim truth at all […]
  1902, William James, “Lecture IX. Conversion.”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience […] ‎, London: Longmans, Green & Co.
3. Relating to a schema.
  Quotations
  Given the terminology we have introduced here, we can say that all of the bracketed phrases in (3) above are of the schematic form (4) below:(4) Specifier + Head + ComplementNow, we have already argued in the case of Noun Phrases that a Head Noun together with its Complement form an N-bar; and that this N-bar together with its Specifier ( = Determiner) forms an N-double-bar.
  1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 228
noun
plural schematics
1. A simplified line drawing used by scientists, engineers, technologists and others to illustrate a system at an abstract level. Schematic drawings often use standard symbols for clarity.