SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
systemic
adjective
Affecting or relating to an entire system rather than one isolated part.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Affecting the whole system
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Usage distinction
Return to topSystemic concerns a system as a whole. Systematic means methodical; pervasive or widespread alone does not establish a system-level property or cause.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See systemic in use
Repeated delays in every department suggested a systemic problem.
The consultant stated that the problem was not isolated to one department, but was systemic.
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A correction to one filename could not resolve the systemic weakness. The team established a shared location for current files and an agreed method for labeling older versions.
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