systematic

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) systematick

Etymology

From French systématique, from Ancient Greek συστηματικός (sustēmatikós), from σύστημᾰ (sústēma) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

systematic (comparative more systematic, superlative most systematic)

1. Carried out using a planned, ordered procedure.
2. Methodical, regular and orderly.
3. Of, or relating to taxonomic classification.
4. (proscribed) Of, relating to, or being a system. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Antonyms

• chaotic
• haphazard
• unsystematic

Derived terms

• systematically
• systematicity
• systematics

Related terms

• systemic

Translations

of, relating to, or being a system

• Catalan: sistemàtic (ca)
• Czech: systémový (cs)
• Finnish: järjestelmä-
• French: systématique (fr) m or f
• German: System- (de)

• Interlingue: sistematic
• Polish: systemowy m
• Portuguese: sistemático (pt)
• Romanian: sistemic m or n, sistematic (ro) m or n
• Russian: систе́мный (ru) (sistémnyj)

carried out using a planned, ordered procedure

• Catalan: sistemàtic (ca)
• Czech: systematický (cs)
• Danish: systematisk
• Dutch: stelselmatig (nl), systematisch (nl)
• Finnish: järjestelmällinen (fi)
• French: systématique (fr) m or f
• German: systematisch (de)
• Hungarian: tervszerű (hu), szisztematikus (hu)
• Interlingue: sistematic
• Italian: sistematico (it)
• Maori: pūnahanaha

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: systematisk

  Nynorsk: systematisk

• Persian: سیستماتیک‎ (fa) (sistemátik)
• Polish: systematyczny (pl) m, planowy m
• Portuguese: sistemático (pt)
• Russian: системати́ческий (ru) (sistematíčeskij), системати́чный (ru) (sistematíčnyj)
• Spanish: sistemático
• Swedish: systematisk (sv)
• Tagalog: maayusin

methodical, regular and orderly

• Catalan: sistemàtic (ca)
• Czech: systematický (cs)
• Danish: systematisk
• Dutch: systematisch (nl), stelselmatig (nl)
• Finnish: järjestelmällinen (fi)
• German: systematisch (de)
• Hungarian: szisztematikus (hu), rendszeres (hu), módszeres (hu)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: systematisk

  Nynorsk: systematisk

• Portuguese: sistemático (pt)
• Romanian: sistematic (ro) m or n
• Russian: методи́чный (ru) (metodíčnyj)
• Swedish: systematisk (sv)
• Tagalog: maayusin

of, or relating to taxonomic classification

• Catalan: sistemàtic (ca)
• Czech: taxonomický (cs)
• Finnish: systemaattinen (fi)
• German: systematisch (de)

• Polish: systematyczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: sistemático (pt)
• Tagalog: maayusin