Main Entry: sys·tem·at·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌsis-tə-ˈma-tik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin systematicus, from Greek systēmatikos, from systēmat-, systēma

Date: circa 1680

1 : relating to or consisting of a system
2 : presented or formulated as a coherent body of ideas or principles <systematic thought>
3 a : methodical in procedure or plan <a systematic approach> <a systematic scholar> b : marked by thoroughness and regularity <systematic efforts>
4 : of, relating to, or concerned with classification; specifically : taxonomic

— sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— sys·tem·at·ic·ness \-tik-nəs\ noun