SYSTEM

noun see: stand Date: 1603 a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole , a. a group of interacting bodies under the influence of related forces , an assemblage of substances that is in or tends to equilibrium , b. a group of body organs that together perform one or more vital functions , the body considered as a functional unit, a group of related natural objects or forces , a group of devices or artificial objects or an organization forming a network especially for distributing something or serving a common purpose , a major division of rocks usually larger than a series and including all formed during a period or era, a form of social, economic, or political organization or practice , an organized set of doctrines, ideas, or principles usually intended to explain the arrangement or working of a ~atic whole , 3. an organized or established procedure , a manner of classifying, symbolizing, or schematizing , harmonious arrangement or pattern ; order , an organized society or social situation regarded as stultifying or oppressive ; establishment 2, see: method ~less adjective