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 system2: 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