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sys·tem·at·ic \|sistə̇|mad.]ik, -at], ]ēk\ adjective also sys·tem·at·i·cal \]ə̇kəl, ]ēk-\ Etymology: systematic from Late Latin systematicus, from Greek systēmatikos, from systēmat-, systēma system + -ikos -ic; systematical from Late Latin systematicus + English -al 1. a. : expounding a subject or covering a field thoroughly according to an orderly scheme or plan < systematic study of market movements and consumer demand — F.H.Boland > < a systematic treatise > < a systematic scholar > b. : reduced to or presented or formulated as a coherent body of ideas or principles : offering or constituting a complete scheme, outline, or classification < systematic philosophical thought > c. : marked by or manifesting system, method, or orderly procedure : following or observing a plan : methodical, regular < systematic examination of the terrain was begun — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania > < as a workman he was systematic > 2. : of or relating to classification especially in the sciences < the systematic name of a chemical > : taxonomic < systematic botany > 3. : systemic 4. a. : of, relating to, or constituting a group of two or more periods in classical prosody b. : of, relating to, or constituting a group of verses in the same classical measure Synonyms: see orderly |