system-n; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: process or set of rules that provides order and structure

Commentary: does not refer to concrete/physical instantiations of the system (for concrete realizations, see sense 4)

Examples:
The democratic political system works
He tried to understand their system of classification
We can't do it unless we establish some system around here.
That language has a complex system for indicating gender.
the metric system

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Sense Number 2: man-made system of (electrical/mechanical) closely interacting parts

Commentary: "stereo system", "computer system", "software system", "heating system" etc

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Sense Number 3: biological system of closely interacting parts

Examples:
The body has a system of organs for digestion
respiratory system
Exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system

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Sense Number 4: loose collection of concrete objects which are linked through regularized interactions

Examples:
Our healthcare/rail/transportation/political/social/mail system is in decline due to liberal politicians and the erosion of family values.

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Sense Number 5: the powers that be

Commentary: Used with NO adjectives and always with the definite determiner ("The System")

Examples:
they want to overthrow the system.
You can't beat the system

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Sense Number 6: strong desires and feelings

Examples:
"John got drinking out of his system" (cf. the similar example in sense 3)
I can't seem to get you out of my system...

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Sense Number 7: a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium.

Examples:
in a static system, oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface

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