- done according to a system or plan, in a complete, efficient or determined way
- a systematic approach to solving the problem
- a systematic attempt to destroy the organization
- The prisoner was subjected to systematic torture.
- the systematic analysis of the risks involved
Extra Examples- None of the studies were sufficiently systematic to give a reliable result.
- She was thorough and systematic in her acquisition of the collection.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySystematic is used with these nouns:- abuse
- analysis
- approach
- …
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French systématique, via late Latin from late Greek sustēmatikos, from sustēma, from sun- ‘with’ + histanai ‘set up’.
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