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systematic

Pronunciation: /ˌsɪs.tɪˈmæt.ɪk/

The English word “systematic” has 7 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Carried out according to a planned, ordered procedure.
  2. Methodical; regular and orderly.
  3. Treating an object as a system or coherent whole.
  4. Of or relating to taxonomic classification.
  5. Of, relating to, or in accordance with generally recognized conventions for the naming of chemicals.
  6. Of, relating to, or being a system.

adverb

  1. systematically

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin systēmaticus, from Koine Greek συστηματικός (sustēmatikós), from σύστημᾰ (sústēmă, “a composite; system”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, adjective suffix). Cognate with French systématique and Italian sistematico. By surface analysis, system + -atic.

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