system as in instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- "he bought a new stereo system"
- "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
system as in a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
- "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
Synonyms
- schemeform intrigues (for) in an underhand manner ; devise a system or form a scheme for ; an elaborate and systematic plan of action ; a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery ; a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; an internal representation of the world; a schematic or preliminary plan
system as in (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
- "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"
- "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"
system as in a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
- "they have to operate under a system they oppose"
- "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"
Synonyms
- system of rulesa complex of methods or rules governing behavior
system as in an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- "he changed the arrangement of the topics"
- "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"
- "he tried to understand their system of classification"
Synonyms
- arrangementthe thing arranged or agreed to; an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; an organized structure for arranging or classifying; the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments ; the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
- organizationa group of people who work together ; an organized structure for arranging or classifying; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; an ordered manner; the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; the act of forming or establishing something
- organisationthe persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; a group of people who work together ; an organized structure for arranging or classifying; an ordered manner; the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; the act of forming or establishing something
system as in a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
- "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
system as in a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
- "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
system as in the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
- "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"
system as in an ordered manner
- "orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized"
- "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"
- "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"
Synonyms
- organizationa group of people who work together ; an organized structure for arranging or classifying; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; an ordered manner; the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; the act of forming or establishing something
- organisationthe persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; a group of people who work together ; an organized structure for arranging or classifying; an ordered manner; the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; the act of forming or establishing something