system
- system
-
noun
Etymology: Late Latin systemat-, systema, from Greek systēmat-, systēma, from synistanai to combine, from syn- + histanai to cause to stand — more at stand
Date: 1603
1. a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole <
a number system
>: as
a.
(1) a group of interacting bodies under the influence of related forces <a gravitational system
>
(2) an assemblage of substances that is in or tends to equilibrium <a thermodynamic system
>
b.
(1) a group of body organs that together perform one or more vital functions <the digestive system
>
(2) the body considered as a functional unit
c. a group of related natural objects or forces <a river system
>
d. a group of devices or artificial objects or an organization forming a network especially for distributing something or serving a common purpose <a telephone system
> <a heating system
> <a highway system
> <a computer system
>
e. a major division of rocks usually larger than a series and including all formed during a period or era
f. a form of social, economic, or political organization or practice <the capitalist system
>
2. an organized set of doctrines, ideas, or principles usually intended to explain the arrangement or working of a systematic whole <the Newtonian system of mechanics
>
3.
a. an organized or established procedure <the touch system of typing
>
b. a manner of classifying, symbolizing, or schematizing <a taxonomic system
> <the decimal system
>
4. harmonious arrangement or pattern ; order <bring system out of confusion — Ellen Glasgow
>
5. an organized society or social situation regarded as stultifying or oppressive ; establishment 2 — usually used with the
Synonyms: see method
• systemless adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary.
2001.
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