systematic
adjective
Systematic and Systemic: Usage Guide
Systematic and systemic both come from system. Systematic is the more common word; it most often describes something that is done according to a system or method
Systemic describes what relates to or affects an entire system. For example, a systemic disease affects the entire body or organism, and systemic changes to an organization have an impact on the entire organization, including its most basic operations.
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
The excessive attention paid to Gunn’s poor performance is tinged with anti-Blackness—the systematic disdain for Black people and cultural forms—that has been likened to minstrelsy.
—A.d. Carson, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
This systematic review provides the strongest evidence to date that radio waves from wireless technologies are not a hazard to human health.
—CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
The systematic review, published in Environment International, found that while the use of mobile phones and other wireless technologies have massively increased in the last two decades, there has been no rise in the incidence of brain or other head and neck cancers.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Systematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/systematic. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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