an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
“we can't do it unless we establish some system around here”
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
“a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going”
a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
“they have to operate under a system they oppose”
an organized structure for arranging or classifying
“he tried to understand their system of classification”
a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
“the body has a system of organs for digestion”
a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
“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
“he bought a new stereo system”
a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
“in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface”
the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
“exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system”