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The definition of system

15 Definitions of: system

    1. noun, a group or combination of interrelated, interdependent, or interacting elements forming a collective entity; a methodical or coordinated assemblage of parts, facts, concepts, etc
    2. noun, any scheme of classification or arrangement
    3. noun, a network of communications, transportation, or distribution
    4. noun, a method or complex of methods
    5. noun, orderliness; an ordered manner
    6. noun, the system society seen as an environment exploiting, restricting, and repressing individuals
    7. noun, an organism considered as a functioning entity
    8. noun, any of various bodily parts or structures that are anatomically or physiologically related
    9. noun, one's physiological or psychological constitution
    10. noun, any assembly of electronic, electrical, or mechanical components with interdependent functions, usually forming a self-contained unit
    11. noun, a group of celestial bodies that are associated as a result of natural laws, esp gravitational attraction
    12. noun, chem a sample of matter in which there are one or more substances in one or more phases. See also phase rule
    13. noun, a point of view or doctrine used to interpret a branch of knowledge
    14. noun, mineralogy one of a group of divisions into which crystals may be placed on the basis of the lengths and inclinations of their axes. also called crystal system
    15. noun, geology a stratigraphical unit for the rock strata formed during a period of geological time. It can be subdivided into series
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    1. noun, a number system having a base of two, numbers being expressed by sequences of the digits 0 and 1: used in computing, as 0 and 1 can be represented electrically as off and on
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Synonyms: coordination, network, method, arrangement, structure, organization, scheme, combination, classification, web And more...
 

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