Timeline for Why is "schematics" used in its plural form for a single item?
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| Dec 26, 2015 at 17:15 | answer | added | Massimo Ortolano | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 26, 2015 at 14:57 | answer | added | rogermue | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 26, 2015 at 0:03 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglishLL/status/680539296198176768 | ||
| Dec 25, 2015 at 23:44 | comment | added | pipe | These comments are great, thanks! @user3169 A cursory search on American/English websites did not give me any example of this, leading me to wonder if I am mistaken, and that all examples I have seen has been from non-natives like me. I did however find the opposite: sparkfun.com/products/12857 has a link called Schematic, pointing to a multi-page document. | |
| Dec 25, 2015 at 23:19 | comment | added | user3169 | Could you link an example where "schematics" is used for a single item? A single item (meaning one "diagram" only) should be schematic (as a noun) or schematic diagram (as an adjective). | |
| Dec 25, 2015 at 23:13 | comment | added | StoneyB on hiatus | This plural is a common use in fields where illustration and documentation ordinarily requires many related documents. The schematics typically include many schematic diagrams--perhaps a separate diagram for each layer or subsystem--just as the blueprints for a building typically include many floor plans and detailed drawings, and the elevations for a stage set typically include many illustrations and color renderings. | |
| Dec 25, 2015 at 22:29 | comment | added | lurker | This might be a semantic issue where schematic is a reference to the diagram itself and schematics is a step-by-step breakdown of said diagram. | |
| Dec 25, 2015 at 22:27 | history | edited | Nathan Tuggy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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