system | |
1. n. A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members. | |
There are eight planets in the solar system. | |
2. n. (derogatory) Preceded by the word the: the mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as opp | |
3. n. (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer. | |
4. n. (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously. | |
5. n. (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously. | |
6. n. (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function. | |
the digestive system the nervous system | |
7. n. A set of alters, or the multiple (individual with multiple personalities due to e.g. a disassociative personality disorder) who contains them. | |
8. n. A method or way of organizing or planning. | |
Many people believed communism was a good system until the breakup of the Soviet Union. | |