Definition of system

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  • system is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
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Definition of system

  • an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized (noun)

    Examples

    1. we can't do it unless we establish some system around here

    Synonyms

    1. organisation
    2. organization
  • a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole (noun)

    Examples

    1. a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going

    Synonyms

    1. scheme
  • a complex of methods or rules governing behavior (noun)

    Examples

    1. they have to operate under a system they oppose
    2. that language has a complex system for indicating gender

    Synonyms

    1. system of rules
  • an organized structure for arranging or classifying (noun)

    Examples

    1. he tried to understand their system of classification

    Synonyms

    1. arrangement
    2. organisation
    3. organization
  • a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts (noun)

    Examples

    1. the body has a system of organs for digestion
  • a procedure or process for obtaining an objective (noun)

    Examples

    1. they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation
  • instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity (noun)

    Examples

    1. he bought a new stereo system
    2. the system consists of a motor and a small computer
  • (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium (noun)

    Examples

    1. in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface
    2. a system generating hydrogen peroxide
  • the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole (noun)

    Examples

    1. exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system

See definition of system in Merriam Webster