system

Definition

• n. instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
• n. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
• n. (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
• n. a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

Word forms

Plural

systems

Example sentences

1. n.

   The education system in our country needs improvements to better serve students.

2. n.

   The software system crashed due to a technical error.