scheme vs system

scheme

noun
  • An orderly combination of related parts. 

  • A council housing estate. 

  • A systematic plan of future action. 

  • A plot or secret, devious plan. 

  • A mathematical structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety in several ways, such as taking account of multiplicities and allowing "varieties" defined over any commutative ring (e.g. Fermat curves over the integers). 

  • A chart or diagram of a system or object. 

  • Part of a uniform resource identifier indicating the protocol or other purpose, such as http: or news:. 

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

  • A portfolio of pension plans with related benefits comprising multiple independent members. 

verb
  • To plot, or contrive a plan. 

  • To plan; to contrive. 

system

noun
  • A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members. 

  • A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously. 

  • A set of alters, or the multiple (“the individual with multiple personalities due to, for example, a dissociative personality disorder”) who contains them. 

  • Preceded by the word the: the mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual. 

  • A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously. 

  • A planetary system; a set of planets orbiting a star or star system 

  • A set of rules for a tabletop roleplaying game. 

  • A comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs. 

  • A method or way of organizing or planning. 

  • A set of hardware and software operating in a computer. 

  • A set of body organs having a particular function. 

How often have the words scheme and system occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )