| 1.43 | system | ||
| Part or phenomenon of the perceivable or conceivable universe consisting of a demarcated arrangement of a set of entities and a set of relations between these entities. | |||
| Note: | The concept covers both immaterial systems such as the International System of Units and material systems such as a measuring system. In laboratory medicine, the term “system” usually denotes a composite object such as a living organism or tissue;5 in analytical chemistry, the term is used to emphasize complex interaction of components. | ||
| Example 1: | The tailings dam of a mine containing water and unknown amounts of suspended solids, heavy metals and other chemical substances, at a particular time, subject to investigation by an environmental protection agency. | ||
| Example 2: | Residue from a flask suspected to contain illegal drugs seized by the police and submitted for forensic examination. | ||
| See also: ref. 16. Source: ref. 2 entry 3.73 with minor amendment. | |||
| 1.43 | system | ||
| Part or phenomenon of the perceivable or conceivable universe consisting of a demarcated arrangement of a set of entities and a set of relations between these entities. | |||
| Note: | The concept covers both immaterial systems such as the International System of Units and material systems such as a measuring system. In laboratory medicine, the term “system” usually denotes a composite object such as a living organism or tissue;5 in analytical chemistry, the term is used to emphasize complex interaction of components. | ||
| Example 1: | The tailings dam of a mine containing water and unknown amounts of suspended solids, heavy metals and other chemical substances, at a particular time, subject to investigation by an environmental protection agency. | ||
| Example 2: | Residue from a flask suspected to contain illegal drugs seized by the police and submitted for forensic examination. | ||
| See also: ref. 16. Source: ref. 2 entry 3.73 with minor amendment. | |||