systematics

[ sis-tuh-mat-iks ]

noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the study of systems or of classification.

  2. Biology.

    • the study and classification of organisms with the goal of reconstructing their evolutionary histories and relationships.

    • phylogenetic classification.

Origin of systematics

1
First recorded in 1885–90; see origin at systematic, -ics

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British Dictionary definitions for systematics

systematics

/ (ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪks) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the study of systems and the principles of classification and nomenclature

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