systematic

[sis-tuh-mat-ik] /ˌsɪs təˈmæt ɪk/
adjective
1.
having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan:
a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
2.
given to or using a system or method; methodical:
a systematic person.
3.
arranged in or comprising an ordered system:
systematic theology.
4.
concerned with classification:
systematic botany.
5.
pertaining to, based on, or in accordance with a system of classification:
the systematic names of plants.
Also, systematical.
Origin
1670-80; < Late Latin systēmaticus < Greek systēmatikós, equivalent to systēmat- (stem of sýstēma) system + -ikos -ic
Related forms
systematicness, noun
systematically, adverb
intersystematic, adjective
intersystematical, adjective
intersystematically, adverb
nonsystematic, adjective
nonsystematical, adjective
nonsystematically, adverb
oversystematic, adjective
oversystematicness, noun
oversystematically, adverb
presystematic, adjective
presystematically, adverb
quasi-systematic, adjective
quasi-systematically, adverb
unsystematic, adjective
unsystematical, adjective
unsystematically, adverb
Can be confused
systematic, systemic.
Synonyms
2. See orderly.
Examples from the web for systematic
  • Then the original scientists point out the others' systematic errors and fatal flaws in understanding.
  • Nobody could give an accurate length estimate because there has never been a systematic survey.
  • Only in the nineteen-seventies did historians begin studying homicide in any systematic way.
  • The key to handling a scandal is to be calm and systematic.
  • Doing this research, however, forced me to think through my beliefs in a more systematic way.
  • Using the list to make systematic claims proves challenging.
  • What he is doing now is reconnaissance work, looking for new sites where he can do a systematic investigation.
  • In my simulation, the total energy only changed in the twelfth decimal place and it displayed no systematic trend.
  • The degree of sterility does not strictly follow systematic affinity, but is governed by several curious and complex laws.
  • The book would have been much less rich than it is had it been really systematic.
British Dictionary definitions for systematic

systematic

/ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk/
adjective
1.
characterized by the use of order and planning; methodical: a systematic administrator
2.
comprising or resembling a system: systematic theology
3.
(biology) Also systematical (sɪstəˈmætɪkəl). of or relating to the taxonomic classification of organisms
Derived Forms
systematically, adverb
Word Origin and History for systematic
adj.

1670s, from Late Latin systematicus, from Greek systematikos, from systema (see system). Related: Systematically.