systematics

[sis-tuh-mat-iks]

sys·tem·at·ics

[sis-tuh-mat-iks]
noun (used with a singular verb)
1.
the study of systems or of classification.
2.
Biology.
a.
the study and classification of organisms with the goal of reconstructing their evolutionary histories and relationships.
b.
phylogenetic classification.

Origin:
1885–90; see systematic, -ics
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Systematics is always a great word to know.
So is homogenous. Does it mean:
single-celled colonial algae occurring in soil and on moist rocks and vegetation and also as a slime or scum on ponds and stagnant waters
corresponding in structure because of a common origin
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systematics (ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪks)
 
n
(functioning as singular) the study of systems and the principles of classification and nomenclature

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