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systematic

sys·te·ma·tic

UK/ˌsɪs.tɪˈmæt.ɪk/ US/ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/ uncommon archaic literary

adjective

1.

characterized by order and planning

  • “the investigation was very systematic”
  • “a systematic administrator”
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2.

not haphazard

  • “a series of orderly actions at regular hours”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • systematic element name
  • systematic name
  • systematic risk

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