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== Definitions == | == Definitions == | ||
| - | *a group of related parts working together; an | + | *[Longman Active Study Dictionary] |
| + | **a group of related parts working together; | ||
| + | **an [[order]]ed set of ideas or [[method]]s. | ||
*[[http://wordnet.princeton.edu WorldNet]] | *[[http://wordnet.princeton.edu WorldNet]] | ||
**a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; | **a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; | ||
| - | **instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting | + | **instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting [[artifact]]s designed to work as a coherent entity; |
| + | **a complex of [[method]]s or rules governing behavior; | ||
| + | **a procedure or [[process]] for obtaining an objective; | ||
| + | **a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; | ||
| + | **an organized [[structure]] for arranging or classifying; | ||
| + | **an [[order]]ed manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized | ||
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| + | ''Adjective:'' [[systemic]] | ||
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== Synonyms == | == Synonyms == | ||
[[organization]]; [[order]]; [[scheme]]; [[arrangement]] | [[organization]]; [[order]]; [[scheme]]; [[arrangement]] | ||
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== Related Terms == | == Related Terms == | ||
| - | [[holism]] | + | [[complex]]; [[complexity]]; [[complicated]]; [[holism]]; [[holistic]]; [[systematic]]; [[autopoiesis]]; |
Current revision as of 09:47, 2 August 2006
Definitions
- [Longman Active Study Dictionary]
- [WorldNet]
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole;
- instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity;
- a complex of methods or rules governing behavior;
- a procedure or process for obtaining an objective;
- a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts;
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying;
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
Adjective: systemic
Synonyms
organization; order; scheme; arrangement
Related Terms
complex; complexity; complicated; holism; holistic; systematic; autopoiesis;
