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systematics

/sis-tuh-mat-iks/US // ˌsɪs təˈmæt ɪks //UK // (ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪks) //

系统学,体系学,系统论,系谱学

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.

Examples

  • The application of Etheridge's findings to anoline systematics must await the completion of his study.

  • Dogmatics, systematics, dialectics were what everybody wanted.

  • Likewise the professor was bound first for two or three years to teach Biblical matters before he could touch upon systematics.

  • For there will not be very much for philosophy to learn from biological systematics at present.

  • A new question seems to arise at this point: Have not we ourselves neglected history in favour of systematics and laws?