System meaning
The definition of a system is a set of rules, an arrangement of things, or a group of related things that work toward a common goal.
An example of a system are the laws and procedures of a democratic government.
An example of a system is the way someone organizes their closet.
An example of a system is all the organs that work together for digestion.
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A set or arrangement of things so related or connected as to form a unity or organic whole.
A solar system, school system, system of highways.
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A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole, especially:
- An organism as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions.The animal's entire system seems to be affected by the disease.
- A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts.The excretory system; a root system.
- A group of interacting mechanical or electrical components.The building's heating system.
- A network of structures and channels, as for communication, travel, or distribution.A highway system.
- A network of related computer software, hardware, and data transmission devices.
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A method or plan of classification or arrangement.
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Any of the seven divisions (cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, rhombohedral, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic) in which all crystal forms can be placed, based on the degree of symmetry of the crystals.
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A major division of stratified rocks consisting of the rocks laid down during a geologic period.
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A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole.
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An organism or body as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions.
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A group of physiologically or anatomically complementary organs or parts.
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(1) A group of related components that interact to perform a task.
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A combination or assembly of components that forms a complex whole entity that functions as single unit, such as a computer system, PBX system, or transmission system.
An established, orderly method or procedure for doing something.
Many people believed communism was a good system until the breakup of the Soviet Union.
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A set of facts, principles, rules, etc. classified or arranged in a regular, orderly form so as to show a logical plan linking the various parts.
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Harmonious interaction or order.
A restaurant kitchen that was completely without system.
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The prevailing social order; the establishment. Used with the .
You can't beat the system.
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A related series of natural objects or elements, as cave passages, rivers, etc.
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A group of substances in or approaching equilibrium: a system with two components, phases, or variables is called binary, one with three, ternary, etc.
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get something out of one's system
- To free oneself as from an emotional attachment to or obsession with something.
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Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
get something out of one's system
Origin of system
- Late Latin systēma systēmat- from Greek sustēma from sunistanai to combine sun- syn- histanai set up, establish stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From late Latin systÄ“ma, from Ancient Greek σÏστημα (sustÄ“ma, “organised whole, body"), from σÏν (syn, “with, together") + ἵστημι (histÄ“mi, “I stand").
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