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Plural of system

regular plural

The plural of system is systems.

Forms of system

Singularsystem /ˈsɪstəm/
Pluralsystems /ˈsɪstəmz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Systems in a sentence

  • Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.2013 May–June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease: The Great Morbidity of the 21st Century”, in American Scientist, volume 101...
  • It noted China was especially strong in the fast-growing area of "deep learning." This is a machine learning method that includes speech and facial recognition systems.2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019
  • Prolific creators manage their voluminous content with any of various content management systems.From the entry content
  • The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them.From the entry shadow
  • According to anthropology, there are six basic patterns of kinship terminology or kin naming systems.From the entry anthropology

Meaning of system

  1. noun A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.
  2. noun A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
  3. noun A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.

Full definition of system

Questions about the plural of system

What is the plural of system?
The plural of system is systems.
Is system countable?
System is a countable and uncountable noun.

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