Axiom schema

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In mathematical logic, an axiom schema (plural: axiom schemata or axiom schemas) is a rule or template that specifies a family of axioms. A schema contains placeholders together with side conditions saying how those placeholders may be replaced; each permitted replacement is an instance of the schema. Axiom schemata are commonly used to give finite descriptions of theories whose axioms include infinitely many formulas.