Wiktionary:Word of the day/May 9

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system n

A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members. (derogatory) Preceded by the word the: the mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual. (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer. (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously. (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously. (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function. A method or way of organizing or planning. Venezuelan orchestral conductor, educator, and politician José Antonio Abreu, who founded the non-profit classical music education programme called El Sistema, was born on this date 80 years ago in 1939.

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