Word: system Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly borrowed from Middle French sisteme, systeme, partly directly from its etymon Late Latin systēma (“harmony; musical scale; set of celestial objects; set of troops; system”), from Ancient Greek σύστημα (sústēma, “musical scale; organized body; whole made of several parts or members”), from σῠνίστημῐ (sŭnístēmĭ, “to combine, organize”) + -μᾰ (-mă, resultative suffix). σῠνίστημῐ is from σῠν- (sŭn-, “with, together”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”). Cognate with Dutch systeem, modern French système, German System, Italian sistema, Portuguese sistema, Spanish sistema. Doublet of systema. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪstəm/ 1. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Every age has its characteristic, and our present one is not behind its predecessors in that respect; it is the age of systems, every system enforced by a treatise. The politician who opposes the corn-laws and advocates free trade, does so on a system, which, as soon as it begins to work, will set the civilized world to rights. Example: The bass and treble clefs combined, include all the sounds belonging to our musical system, as they appear on a 6½-octave pianoforte, extending from C C C in the bass to F in altissimo. 2. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: WIPO [the World Intellectual Property Organization] reported that China had 17 of the top 20 academic organizations filing for AI-related patents. It noted China was especially strong in the fast-growing area of "deep learning." This is a machine learning method that includes speech and facial recognition systems. 3. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The method of solving systems of equations by matrices that we will look at is based on procedures involving equations that we are familiar with from previous mathematics courses. The main idea is to reduce a given system of equations to another simpler system that has the same solutions. 4. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To notate music that is played on a piano or is played by different musicians on various instruments, one often uses several staves to notate the various musical voices. A single vertical line drawn to the left of multiple staves creates a staff system, which indicates that the music on all staves is to be played simultaneously. A bracket is an additional vertically aligned symbol joining staves. This symbol shows groupings of instruments that function as a unit, such as the string section of an orchestra[…]. 5. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the digestive system the nervous system Example: Animals have evolved a variety of digestive systems to utilise fibre. The kangaroos have evolved a digestive system that has much in common with those found in ruminant mammals from other continents, but there are also unique features. 6. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But that alter often turns out to be relatively recent and fairly peripheral in the multiple's total system of alters. Example: Rosie's courage allowed her to engage with me quickly and soon provided reassurance to others in the system that I was safe and non-abusive. Soon after, a number of other alters made themselves known to me. […] I was initially very worried that I would offend the system by missing when switches occurred, or even misidentify who was present with me. 7. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There are eight planets in the solar system. Example: Yukawa is a small rock planet with a thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide. After a labor dispute with companies shipping metallic asteroids to the nearby Arcturus system, Yukawa's iron core and blanket of hematite were briefly mined to aid in the construction of Arcturus Station. 8. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the footnote attached to this statement Rosen refers to the “hypnotic” quality of Kojève’s system. 9. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. Labels: capitalized, countable, derogatory, often, uncountable Example: Meronyms: the man, yes men, elephant in the room, emperor's new clothes, Leviathan, Big Brother Example: “Overwork started his illness, kept it alight, and killed him, poor devil. Write him off to the System - one man to do the work of two-and-a-half men.” 10. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The capitalist system 12. A method or way of organizing or planning. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Followers should have a system to follow that works in their interests, not against them. Example: But ſo Matters fell out, and ſo I muſt relate them; and if any Reader is ſhocked at their appearing unnatural, I cannot help it. I must remind ſuch Persons, that I am not writing a Syſtem, but a Hiſtory, and I am not obliged to reconcile every Matter to the received Notions concerning Truth and Nature.