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systematics
[ sis-tuh-mat-iks ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- the study of systems or of classification.
- Biology.
- the study and classification of organisms with the goal of reconstructing their evolutionary histories and relationships.
- phylogenetic classification.
systematics
/ ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪks /
noun
- functioning as singular the study of systems and the principles of classification and nomenclature
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Word History and Origins
Origin of systematics1
First recorded in 1885–90; systematic, -ics
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Example Sentences
The application of Etheridge's findings to anoline systematics must await the completion of his study.
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Dogmatics, systematics, dialectics were what everybody wanted.
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Likewise the professor was bound first for two or three years to teach Biblical matters before he could touch upon systematics.
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For there will not be very much for philosophy to learn from biological systematics at present.
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A new question seems to arise at this point: Have not we ourselves neglected history in favour of systematics and laws?
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