systematic
Americanadjective
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having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan.
a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
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given to or using a system or method; methodical.
a systematic person.
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arranged in or comprising an ordered system.
systematic theology.
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concerned with classification.
systematic botany.
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pertaining to, based on, or in accordance with a system of classification.
the systematic names of plants.
adjective
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characterized by the use of order and planning; methodical
a systematic administrator
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comprising or resembling a system
systematic theology
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Also: systematical. biology of or relating to the taxonomic classification of organisms
Related Words
See orderly.
Other Word Forms
- intersystematic adjective
- intersystematical adjective
- nonsystematic adjective
- nonsystematical adjective
- oversystematic adjective
- oversystematicness noun
- presystematic adjective
- quasi-systematic adjective
- systematically adverb
- systematicness noun
- unsystematic adjective
- unsystematical adjective
Etymology
Origin of systematic
First recorded in 1670–80; from Late Latin systēmaticus, from Greek systēmatikós, equivalent to systēmat- (stem of sýstēma ) “system” + -ikos adjective suffix; system, -ic
Example Sentences
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Dr Tamara Griffiths, president of the British Association of Dermatologists, welcomed the research but recommended more: "Further data with targeted, robust dermatological studies are required to build on the promise raised by this systematic review."
From BBC
Although many systematic reviews have examined exercise, no single analysis had pulled together all the available evidence comparing it directly with placebo, usual care, no treatment, medications, other therapies, or surgery.
From Science Daily
The firm employs quantitative strategies across the platform to build stock portfolios that use companies’ fundamental information in a systematic and risk-controlled way.
From Barron's
“We’re not seeing any fundamental, systematic issues around the broader set of private-credit investments that we are involved in,” he said.
"This case has established that I was the target of a systematic and years-long pattern of law enforcement agencies illegally accessing my journalistic sources and mapping my professional activity," he said.
From BBC
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