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systematic

UK/ˌsɪs.tɪˈmæt.ɪk/US/ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/
adjectiveC1Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #10,113 of 15,258leans written

Systematic means done according to a fixed and orderly method. A systematic search, systematic abuse, systematically wrong.

It is neutral about what is being done and only describes the method, which is why systematic abuse is such a damning phrase: it says the harm was organised. A systematic review is the highest form of evidence in medicine, since it searches all the studies rather than the convenient ones.

Definitions of systematic

  1. 1adjectivesystematicDone according to a fixed and orderly method.C1

    “She has a systematic way of studying, with a timetable for every subject.”

systematic is a quality.

Where it comes from

Greek systematikos comes from systema, an organised whole, from synistanai, to set together.

  1. grc-koi

    συστηματικός

  2. Latin

    systēmaticus

  3. English, today

    systematic

Latin systēmaticus, from grc-koi συστηματικός, from σύστημᾰ + -ῐκός. Cognate with French systématique and Italian sistematico. by surface analysis, system + -atic.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

systematic in the wild

  • Scientific observations are marred by two distinct types of errors, systematic errors on the one hand, and random on the other hand.

    Observational error

  • The word systematics is derived from the Latin word of Ancient Greek origin systema, which means systematic arrangement of organisms.

    Systematics

  • A systematic symbol is also derived from this name.

    Systematic element name

  • The group conducts systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and diagnostic tests and publishes them in the Cochrane Library.

    Cochrane (organisation)

  • At its core is the collection of Cochrane Reviews, a database of systematic reviews and meta-analyses that summarize and interpret the results of medical research.

    Cochrane Library

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.