Meaning of system | Babel Free
ˈsɪstəmDefinitions
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A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. countable, uncountable
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A set of hardware and software operating in a computer. countable, uncountable
- scheme (a systematic plan of future action; also, a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole)
- A group of elements or parts that function together to form a complex whole. For example, the bones, joints, and other structures making up the skeleton of an animal form its skeletal system. A weather system is made up of the different masses of warmer and cooler air that are present in a region, along with any winds, clouds, and rain or snow that they produce.
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A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously. countable, uncountable
- the establishment
- sistematies نِظامي، مَنْهَجي، مُنَظَّم системен sistemático systematický systematisch systematisk συστηματικόςsistemático süstemaatiline از روي قاعده järjestelmällinen systématiqueשיטתי सुव्यवस्थित, क्रमबद्ध sistematičan, sustavan rendszeres, módszeres sistematis kerfisbundinn; skipulegur sistematico 規則正しい 체계적인 sisteminis, sistemingas sistemātisks sistematik; teratur systematischsystematisk, ordnetsystematyczny د قاعدی له مخی sistemático sistematic систематический systematický sistematičen si...
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A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously. countable, uncountable
- regime, system (political)
- sistematies مَنْهَجِيّا، بصورةٍ مَنْهَجِيَّه системно sistematicamente systematicky systematisch systematiskt συστηματικάsistemáticamente süstemaatiliselt طبق اصول järjestelmällisesti systématiquement שִיטָתִיוּת व्यवस्थित रूप से sistematično, sustavno rendszeresen, módszeresen secara sistematis á kerfisbundinn hátt sistematicamente 規則正しく 쳬계적으로 sistemiškai, sistemingai sistemātiski secara sistematik systematischsystematisk systematycznie د اصولو مطابق sistematicamente (în mod) sistematic сист...
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A set of body organs having a particular function. countable, uncountable
- sistema, grupo de partes u órganos combinados que constituyen un conjunto que desempeña una o más funciones vitales en el organismo;cardiovascular ___ → ___cardiovascular;
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A set of alters of a person, or the multiple (“an individual with multiple personalities”) who contains them. countable, uncountable
- A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole, especially:a. An organism as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions: The animal's entire system seems to be affected by the disease.
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A system in which two or more objects are bound to each other by gravity. countable, uncountable
- An organized set of interrelated ideas or principles: Kant's philosophical system.
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A comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs. countable, uncountable
- An arrangement or configuration of classification or measurement: the taxonomic system; the metric system.
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The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual. capitalized, countable, derogatory, often, uncountable
- A naturally occurring group of objects or phenomena: a cave system; a weather system.
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A set of rules for a tabletop roleplaying game. countable, uncountable
- Harmonious interaction or order: a restaurant kitchen that was completely without system.
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A socioeconomic formation. countable, uncountable
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The prevailing social order; the establishment. Used with the: You can't beat the system. the
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A method or way of organizing or planning. countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
“Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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[…].”
“the digestive system the nervous system”
“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.”
“But that alter often turns out to be relatively recent and fairly peripheral in the multiple's total system of alters.”
“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.”
“There are eight planets in the solar system.”
“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.”
“In the footnote attached to this statement Rosen refers to the “hypnotic” quality of Kojève’s system.”
“Meronyms: the man, yes men, elephant in the room, emperor's new clothes, Leviathan, Big Brother”
““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.””
“Some had already been incarcerated for several months awaiting trial, and some were being returned to their cells at Long Bay to wait several months longer ere they would have an` opportunity of disproving the allegations against them. Such mockery of justice is allowed by the all-powerful "system".”
“Don't want to grow old too fast / Don't want to let the system get me down / I've got to find a way to make the good times last / And if you'll show me how, I'm ready now”
“The capitalist system”
“Followers should have a system to follow that works in their interests, not against them.”
“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.”
“As we passed along, the party of Too-wit (the whole hundred and ten savages of the canoes) was momentarily strengthened by smaller detachments, of from two to six or seven, which joined us, as if by accident, at different turns in the road. There appeared so much of system in this that I could not help feeling distrust, and I spoke to Captain Guy of my apprehensions.”
“As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.”
“He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, [Peter] Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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