systematic

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English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) systematick

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, US, Canada, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/
  • (US, Canada, General Australian) IPA^(key): [ˌsɪs.təˈmæɾ.ɪk]
• Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

systematic (comparative more systematic, superlative most systematic)

1. Carried out according to a planned, ordered procedure.
2. (by extension) Methodical, regular and orderly.

   Antonyms: chaotic, haphazard

3. Treating an object as a system or coherent whole.

4. (taxonomy) Of or relating to taxonomic classification.
5. (chemistry) Of, relating to, or in accordance with generally recognized conventions for the naming of chemicals.
6. (archaic or academic) Of, relating to, or being a system.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “general”): asystematic, nonsystematic, unsystematic

Derived terms

Related terms

• systemic

Translations

Adverb

systematic (comparative more systematic, superlative most systematic)

1. (colloquial) systematically

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