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system
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
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noun
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
“he bought a new stereo system”
noun
an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
“his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality”
noun
the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
“exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system”
noun
a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
“the body has a system of organs for digestion”
noun
a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
“they have to operate under a system they oppose”
noun
an organized structure for arranging or classifying
“he changed the arrangement of the topics”
noun
a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
“they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation”
noun
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
“a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going”
noun
(physical chemistry) 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”
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he bought a new stereo system
the system consists of a motor and a small computer
his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality
we can't do it unless we establish some system around here
exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system
the body has a system of organs for digestion
they have to operate under a system they oppose
that language has a complex system for indicating gender
he changed the arrangement of the topics
the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original
he tried to understand their system of classification
they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation
a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going
in a static system, oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface
a system generating hydrogen peroxide
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