system
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[edit] Etymology
From late Latin systēma, from Ancient Greek σύστημα (sustēma, “organised whole, body”), from σύν (syn, “with, together”) + ἵστημι (histēmi, “I stand”).
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system (plural systems)
- A collection of organized things; as in a solar system.
- A way of organising or planning.
- Many people believed communism was a good system until the breakup of the Soviet Union.
- A whole composed of relationships among the members.
- (music) A set of staffs that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
- (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
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- apparatus, arrangement, complex, composition, logistics, machinery, organization, set up, synthesis, structure
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Derived terms
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collection of organized things
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way of organising or planning
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whole composed of relationships among the members
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music: set of staffs indicating simultaneity
math: set of equation to be solved simultaneously
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Most common English words before 1923: sudden · usual · entirely · #725: system · sister · occasion · enemy
[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
From late Latin systēma, from Ancient Greek σύστημα (sustēma, “organised whole, body”), from σύν (syn, “with, together”) + ἵστημι (histēmi, “I stand”).
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- IPA: /systeːm/, [syˈsd̥eːˀm]
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system n. (singular definite systemet, plural indefinite systemer)
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Inflection of system
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | system | systemet | systemer | systemerne |
| genitive | systems | systemets | systemers | systemernes |
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System on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
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From English system
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system m. (plural systems)
- Word used in star system.
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system n. (definite singular systemet; indefinite plural systemer; definite plural systemene)
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system m.
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declension of system
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audio (file)
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system n.
- a system, a way or method of organizing items and knowledge
- a computer system (primarily its hardware)
- a system of restricted sales of alcohol, including state-owned monopoly shops
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Declension of system
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