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Inconsistent pure type systems related to Girard's paradox
In type theory and mathematical logic, System U and System U− are two closely related pure type systems (PTS), i.e. typed λ-calculi specified by a finite
System_U
Operating system for Nintendo's Wii U home video game console
The Wii U System Software, also known internally as Cafe OS, is the official operating system used for the Nintendo's Wii U home video game console. Nintendo
Wii_U_system_software
Twenty-first letter of the Latin alphabet
⟨Ǜ ǜ⟩ ⟨Ǘ ǘ⟩ ⟨Ǚ ǚ⟩ ⟨Ǖ ǖ⟩ ⟨Ṳ ṳ⟩ ⟨Ú ú⟩ ⟨Ù ù⟩ ⟨Û û Ṷ ṷ⟩ ⟨Ǔ ǔ⟩ ⟨Ȗ ȗ⟩ ⟨Ű ű⟩ ⟨Ŭ ŭ⟩ ⟨Ư ư⟩ ⟨Ứ ứ⟩ ⟨Ừ ừ⟩ ⟨Ử ử⟩ ⟨Ự ự⟩ ⟨Ữ Ữ⟩ ⟨Ủ ủ⟩ ⟨Ū ū⟩ ⟨Ū̀ ū̀⟩ ⟨Ū́ ū́⟩ ⟨Ṻ ṻ⟩ ⟨Ū̃ ū̃⟩
U
Observational basis of thermodynamics
internal energies of the two initial systems, U1 and U2: U s y s t e m = U 1 + U 2 . {\displaystyle U_{\rm {system}}=U_{1}+U_{2}.} The First Law encompasses
Laws_of_thermodynamics
Latin letter U with acute accent
Ú (minuscule: ú), known as U-acute, is a Latin-script character composed of the letter U and an acute accent. It is found in the Czech, Dobrujan Tatar
Ú
Highway system of the United States of America
The United States Numbered Highway System (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a
United States Numbered Highway System
United_States_Numbered_Highway_System
Typed lambda calculus
which can be expressed in System F<:. Existential types — the existentially quantified counterparts of universal types System U Lambda cube Girard, Jean-Yves
System_F
Topics referred to by the same term
encoding system (to distinguish it from other encoding systems). For example, the codepoints for the letters ⟨U⟩ and ⟨u⟩ are given formally as U+0055 U LATIN
U_(disambiguation)
American reconnaissance aircraft
experiments, and tested line-of-sight and over-horizon communications systems. The U-2 is one of a handful of aircraft types to have served the USAF for
Lockheed_U-2
Highway network in the United States
the network, which is the longest in the world. National Highway System (Canada) U.S. Roads portal "Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
National Highway System (United States)
National_Highway_System_(United_States)
United States Army organization system
of Army Regulation 600-82, U.S. Army Regimental System (note: Currently the regulation for The U.S. Army Regimental System is Army Regulation 870-21):
U.S._Army_Regimental_System
Partial differential equation
is the dissipative system: ∂ u ∂ t + u ∂ u ∂ x = ν ∂ 2 u ∂ x 2 . {\displaystyle {\frac {\partial u}{\partial t}}+u{\frac {\partial u}{\partial x}}=\nu
Burgers'_equation
referred to as subways, undergrounds, tubes, mass rapid transit (MRT), métro or U-Bahn. As of 16 May 2026,[update] 214 cities in 63 countries operate 957 metro
List_of_metro_systems
First letter of the Latin alphabet
ayb The Latin letters ⟨A⟩ and ⟨a⟩ have Unicode encodings U+0041 A LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A and U+0061 a LATIN SMALL LETTER A. These are the same code points
A
Differential equation exhibiting high rate of dissipation
is an initial value problem u ˙ = f ( u ) , u ( 0 ) = u 0 , t ∈ [ 0 , T ] , {\displaystyle {\dot {u}}=f(u)\,,\qquad u(0)=u_{0}\,,\qquad t\in [0,T]\,,}
Stiff_equation
Steep-grade railway with a toothed rack rail
pinion system designed and patented in 1811 by John Blenkinsop. The first mountain cog railway was the Mount Washington Cog Railway in the U.S. state
Rack_railway
Physical substance of the human organism
Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 7 August 2021. "Cardiovascular System". U.S. National Cancer Institute. Archived from the original on 2 February
Human_body
Major river in the western United States and Mexico
and eleven U.S. National Parks, the Colorado River and its tributaries are a vital source of water for 40 million people. An extensive system of dams, reservoirs
Colorado_River
Public university system in Houston, Texas
The University of Houston System is a public university system in the U.S. state of Texas, comprising three separate and distinct universities. It also
University_of_Houston_System
Filters for an optical system
recognized by common agreement among astronomers and astrophysicists. The use of U,B,V,R,I bands dates from the 1950s, being single-letter abbreviations. With
Photometric_system
Unicode script encoding
several blocks: Cyrillic: U+0400–U+04FF, 256 characters Cyrillic Supplement: U+0500–U+052F, 48 characters Cyrillic Extended-A: U+2DE0–U+2DFF, 32 characters
Cyrillic_script_in_Unicode
Form of typed lambda calculus
Pure type systems in general need not be, for example System U from Girard's paradox is not. (Roughly speaking, Girard found pure systems in which one
Pure_type_system
Group of differential equations
conditions. For example, consider the system: ∂ u ∂ x i = f i , 1 ≤ i ≤ m . {\displaystyle {\frac {\partial u}{\partial x_{i}}}=f_{i},1\leq i\leq m.}
System of differential equations
System_of_differential_equations
Mathematical model of a system in control engineering
u ( t ) {\displaystyle u(t)} argument to the functions can be dropped if the system is unforced (i.e., it has no inputs). A classic nonlinear system is
State-space_representation
Pair of vector spaces
system is a pair of indexed families of vectors v ~ i in E and u ~ i in F {\displaystyle {\tilde {v}}_{i}{\text{ in }}E{\text{ and }}{\tilde {u}}_{i}{\text{
Biorthogonal_system
Punctuation mark (,)
interpuncts for lists. In Unicode 5.2.0, "numbers with commas" (U+1F101 🄁 DIGIT ZERO COMMA through U+1F10A 🄊 DIGIT NINE COMMA) were added to the Enclosed Alphanumeric
Comma
German submarine
anti-submarine system began to take a toll on the German U-boat force. This ultimately came to a head in May 1943, known as Black May, in which U-boat losses
U-boat
Home video game console by Nintendo
concepts introduced with the Wii U. Most of the Wii U's exclusive games were ported to the Switch. The system was first conceived in 2008 after Nintendo recognized
Wii_U
Rapid transport system of Berlin, Germany
The Berlin U-Bahn (German: [ˈuː baːn]; short for Untergrundbahn, "underground railway") is an electric rapid transit system in Berlin, the capital and
Berlin_U-Bahn
Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
"The Solar System and Beyond is Awash in Water". NASA. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015. Langner, U. W.; Potgieter
Solar_System
Fifteenth letter of the Latin alphabet
O: U+1D0F ᴏ LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL O U+1D3C ᴼ MODIFIER LETTER CAPITAL O U+1D52 ᵒ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL O U+1D11 ᴑ LATIN SMALL LETTER SIDEWAYS O U+1D13
O
Videocassette format; the first of its kind
1971 by Sony. The format was branded U-matic by Sony, U-Vision by Panasonic and U-VCR by JVC, referring to the U-shaped tape path as it threads around
U-matic
2012 video game
survivor amid a 2012 zombie apocalypse. Featuring a permadeath system, it uses the Wii U GamePad extensively to scan the environment and maintain the survivor's
ZombiU
1976 theory developed by Sandra Ball-Rokeach and Melvin Defleur
systems. Ball-Rokeach summarized the major differences between uses and gratification (U&G) theory and media system dependency (MSD) theory. Both U&G
Media system dependency theory
Media_system_dependency_theory
Series of professional and amateur soccer leagues
linked by a system of promotion and relegation as is common in other countries. Instead, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF or U.S. Soccer) defines
United States soccer league system
United_States_soccer_league_system
Collection of units of measurement and rules relating them to each other
transition to the metric system. U.S. units are used in limited contexts in Canada due to the large volume of trade with the U.S. There is also considerable
System of units of measurement
System_of_units_of_measurement
Unique company identifier developed by Dun & Bradstreet
The Data Universal Numbering System, abbreviated as DUNS or D-U-N-S, is a proprietary system developed and managed by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) that assigns
Data Universal Numbering System
Data_Universal_Numbering_System
There are 99 stations in the Vienna U-Bahn metro system in Vienna, Austria. The Vienna U-Bahn network consists of five lines operating on 78.5 kilometres
List of Vienna U-Bahn stations
List_of_Vienna_U-Bahn_stations
Medical classification system used for procedural coding
code set in the U.S., contracted with 3M Health Information Systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace Volume
ICD-10 Procedure Coding System
ICD-10_Procedure_Coding_System
Robotic warehouse for physical objects
University of Limerick". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved April 22, 2022. "Robotic Retrieval System". U of L University Libraries. Retrieved April 23, 2022. "Your library on
Automated storage and retrieval system
Automated_storage_and_retrieval_system
Thermodynamic process in which temperature remains constant
gases, if the temperature is held constant, the internal energy of the system U also is constant, and so ΔU = 0. Since the first law of thermodynamics
Isothermal_process
Latin letter U with umlaut/diaeresis
Ü (minuscule: ü) is a Latin script character composed of the character U and the two dots diacritical mark. The meaning carried by the two dots varies
Ü
Latin letter U with horn
Ừ ừ Ứ ứ Ử ử Ữ ữ Ự ự Ơ and Ư were in the past used for Thai Romanization, Ơ being removed in the 1939 system and Ư lasting up until the 1968 system. Both
Ư
Twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet
used in modern systems of Romanization of Belarusian for the letter ⟨ў⟩, for example in the BGN/PCGN system, in contrast to the letter ⟨ŭ⟩, which is used
W
Rapid transit railway in Germany
The Munich U-Bahn (U-Bahn München) is an electric rapid transit network in Munich, Germany. The system opened on 19 October 1971, and is operated by the
Munich_U-Bahn
Organisations comprising the UN
The United Nations System consists of the United Nations' six principal bodies (the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council
United_Nations_System
Football tournament
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the annual world
FIFA_U-17_World_Cup
US national cycling route network
roads. As with the complementary United States Numbered Highways system for motorists, each U.S. Bicycle Route is maintained by state and local governments
United States Bicycle Route System
United_States_Bicycle_Route_System
English singer and record producer
Gary Clail Sound System. He was part of On-U Sound Records (and also the On-U Sound System) and led Gary Clail's Tackhead Sound System. They had a big
Gary_Clail
Armenian-American metal band
System of a Down is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of founding members
System_of_a_Down
Butyrophenone neuroleptic
Whereas related agents are based on a 4-aryl-piperidine central ring system, U-32,802A is an 4-aryl-cyclohexylamine, which might be expected to offer
U-32,802A
Fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet
1902 The Teuthonista phonetic transcription system uses U+AB3B ꬻ LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH CROSSED-TAIL and U+AB3C ꬼ LATIN SMALL LETTER ENG WITH CROSSED-TAIL
N
Television that uses analog signals
width of most PAL systems in Europe still gives PAL systems the edge in transmitting more picture detail. In the SECAM television system, U and V are transmitted
Analog_television
Latin letter U with grave accent
Ù is a letter of the Latin script. It is used in the ISO 9:1995 system of Kyrgyz transliteration as the Cyrillic letter Ү. In the Pinyin system of Chinese
Ù
participate in the U-League. Some institutions may also sponsor other sports which compete in KUSF-sanctioned competitions outside the U-League system, or sponsor
U-League
Highway System made commercial air and road transport a practical option throughout the United States. With the exception of the new Brightline system, U.S
Rail transportation in the United States
Rail_transportation_in_the_United_States
Sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet
scribal abbreviations U+0050 P LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P U+0070 p LATIN SMALL LETTER P U+FF30 P FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P U+FF50 p FULLWIDTH LATIN
P
Ice skating scoring system
The ISU Judging System is the scoring system that has been used since 2004 to judge the figure skating disciplines of men's and ladies' singles, pair skating
ISU_Judging_System
block) Mandaic (Unicode block) Samaritan (Unicode block) The range from U+0900 to U+0DFF includes Devanagari, Bengali script, Gurmukhi, Gujarati script,
List_of_Unicode_characters
American satellite-based radio navigation service
corrected for). The U.S. military had also developed methods to perform local GPS jamming, meaning that the ability to globally degrade the system was no longer
Global_Positioning_System
Canada–US oil pipeline
433 mi) Canadian Mainline and 3,057-kilometre-long (1,900 mi) Lakehead System (U.S. Mainline). On average, it delivers 1.4 million barrels per day (220×10^3 m3/d)
Enbridge_Pipeline_System
Historical macroeconomic policy in the United States
economic system. The American School of economics represented the legacy of Alexander Hamilton, who in his Report on Manufactures, argued that the U.S. could
American_School_(economics)
United States civilian auxiliary service for military support
Phone-Patch net U.S. Air Force Network Integration Center Archived August 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Canadian Forces Affiliate Radio System U.S. Army MARS
Military Auxiliary Radio System
Military_Auxiliary_Radio_System
Quantum search algorithm
U s U ω {\displaystyle U_{s}U_{\omega }} of applying U ω {\displaystyle U_{\omega }} followed by U s {\displaystyle U_{s}} is given by the matrix U s
Grover's_algorithm
Mathematical symbols (+ and −)
countries around the world. Other designs include U+FB29 ﬩ HEBREW LETTER ALTERNATIVE PLUS SIGN for plus and U+2052 ⁒ COMMERCIAL MINUS SIGN for minus. Though
Plus_and_minus_signs
Latin letter E with grave accent
for an [ɤ] with a falling tone in pinyin, a Standard Chinese romanization system. The word 鄂, consisting only of this vowel, is an abbreviation for the Hubei
È
Competitive skating scoring system
The 6.0 system of judging figure skating was developed during the early days of the sport, when early international competitions consisted of only compulsory
6.0_system
Virtual Console titles cannot be played using the Wii U GamePad's controls, a September 2013 system update enabled the use of the GamePad's screen as a
List of Virtual Console games for Wii U (North America)
List_of_Virtual_Console_games_for_Wii_U_(North_America)
Fiber bundle
the cocycle) in an overlap of two coordinate systems U α {\displaystyle U_{\alpha }} and U β {\displaystyle U_{\beta }} are given as a G {\displaystyle G}
Associated_bundle
Vienna U-Bahn station
Heiligenstadt is a station on U4 of the Vienna U-Bahn (an urban rapid-transit system). Beside the U-Bahn station is the Wien Heiligenstadt railway station
Heiligenstadt station (Vienna U-Bahn)
Heiligenstadt_station_(Vienna_U-Bahn)
2013 video game
is also the only game on the system to support the balance board. Like its predecessors Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus, Wii Fit U focuses on engaging the player
Wii_Fit_U
Collection of co-operating systems
The term system of systems refers to a collection of task-oriented or dedicated systems that pool their resources and capabilities together to create a
System_of_systems
Rapid transit system
The Nuremberg U-Bahn is a rapid transit system in Nuremberg and Fürth, Bavaria. It is operated by Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg (VAG; Nuremberg
Nuremberg_U-Bahn
Approach used in controlling nonlinear systems
single-output (SISO) system. Similar results can be extended to multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. In this case, u ∈ R {\displaystyle u\in \mathbb {R}
Feedback_linearization
Human blood group classification
There are currently 50 antigens in the system, but the five most important are called M, N, S, s, and U. The system can be thought of as two separate groups:
MNS_antigen_system
US federal incentives program for consumer fuel efficiency boosts
The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), colloquially known as "cash for clunkers", was a $3 billion U.S. federal scrappage program intended to provide
Car_Allowance_Rebate_System
Game controller for the Nintendo Entertainment System
The U-Force is a game controller made by Broderbund for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It employs a pair of perpendicular consumer IR sensor panels
U-Force
U.S. company developing a wireless charging system
SonicEnergy (previously uBeam) was a US company that claimed to be developing a wireless charging system that works via ultrasound. Whether this is even
SonicEnergy
Character of the Japanese writing system
U (hiragana: う, katakana: ウ) is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. In the modern Japanese system of alphabetical order, they
U_(kana)
Fifth letter of the Latin alphabet
phonetic transcription system symbols related to E: U+AB32 ꬲ LATIN SMALL LETTER BLACKLETTER E U+AB33 ꬳ LATIN SMALL LETTER BARRED E U+AB34 ꬴ LATIN SMALL LETTER
E
British imperial measurement system and United States customary systems of measurement derive from earlier English unit systems used prior to 1824 that were
Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement systems
Comparison_of_the_imperial_and_US_customary_measurement_systems
American R&B and dance music group
The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. was an American R&B and dance music group, assembled by Robert Clivillés and David Cole of C&C Music Factory, that was active
The_S.O.U.L._S.Y.S.T.E.M.
Rapid transit in Germany consists of four U-Bahn systems and 14 S-Bahn systems. The U-Bahn, commonly understood to stand for Untergrundbahn ('underground
Rapid_transit_in_Germany
Thirteenth letter of the Latin alphabet
1902: U+2098 ₘ LATIN SUBSCRIPT SMALL LETTER M U+A7FA ꟺ LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL TURNED M The Teuthonista phonetic transcription system uses U+AB3A ꬺ
M
Government workers that are employed rather than elected or appointed
cities in the US had a spoils system. Over the next few decades, the spoils system was replaced with a civil service system. U.S. state and local government
Civil_service
Washington Metro station
NoMa–Gallaudet U station is an elevated, island platformed station on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) Metro system. It is located
NoMa–Gallaudet_U_station
Eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet
Alphabet uses various forms of the letter K: U+1D0B ᴋ LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL K U+1D37 ᴷ MODIFIER LETTER CAPITAL K U+1D4F ᵏ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL K ₖ: Subscript
K
Type of commuter rail system in Europe
central sections are spaced farther apart than on a typical rapid transit system (U-Bahn), enabling higher average speeds and providing a rapid means of travel
S-Bahn
Vowel sound represented by ⟨u⟩ in IPA
symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨u⟩. In most languages, this rounded vowel is pronounced with protruded lips
Close_back_rounded_vowel
Binary star in the constellation Pegasus
U Pegasi is a binary star system in the constellation of Pegasus, abbreviated U Peg. The pair form an eclipsing binary with a combined peak apparent visual
U_Pegasi
Research library with the collection of a U.S. president's papers
The United States presidential library system is a nationwide network of 16 libraries administered by the Office of Presidential Libraries, which is part
Presidential_library_system
Sound in spoken language, articulated with an open vocal tract
three-vowel system, /u/, is considerably less common. A large fraction of the languages of North America happen to have a four-vowel system without /u/: /i,
Vowel
Rapids Dam, WA (Water-Data Report 2013)" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved December 15, 2023. "Australian Natural
List of river systems by length
List_of_river_systems_by_length
1998 studio album by System of a Down
System of a Down is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band System of a Down, released on June 30, 1998, by American Recordings and Columbia
System_of_a_Down_(album)
Linked cyclic series of thermodynamic processes
for which the system returns to its initial state the first law of thermodynamics applies: Δ U = E i n − E o u t = 0 {\displaystyle \Delta U=E_{in}-E_{out}=0}
Thermodynamic_cycle
Social classification practised in India
this system are the oppressed, marginalised, and persecuted Dalits (also known as "Untouchables") and Adivasis (tribals). Over time, the system became
Caste_system_in_India
10×10 heavy tactical truck
truck engines Logistic Vehicle System Replacement Logistics Vehicle System "U.S. Army Weapons Systems Handbook 2013". U.S. Army. Retrieved 12 August 2015
Palletized_Load_System
Fourth letter of the Latin alphabet
Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-8248-1898-9. "Hexadecimal Number System | There are Many Ways to Write Numbers". u.osu.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-20. Gordon, Arthur E. (1983)
D
Football tournament
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members' men's national teams with players up to the age of 20
FIFA_U-20_World_Cup
Method by which voters make a choice between options
colonies or U.S. territories. It is also the second-most-common system used for presidential elections, being used in 19 countries. The two-round system is the
Electoral_system
SYSTEM U
SYSTEM U
Girl/Female
Indian, Kashmiri
Sister
Girl/Female
Hindu
System, Organization
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Sister
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Lister.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Method; Organisation; System
Boy/Male
Norse
Happy.
Boy/Male
Indian
King of Solar System
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
Foggy; Misty
Girl/Female
Hindu
System, Organization
Girl/Female
Native American
Sister.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pranali | பà¯à®°à®£à®¾à®²à¯€
System, Organization
Pranali | பà¯à®°à®£à®¾à®²à¯€
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Traditional
Oyster
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anuhya | அநà¯à®¹à¯à®¯à®¾
Little sister, Unpredictable
Anuhya | அநà¯à®¹à¯à®¯à®¾
Boy/Male
English
Austere
Girl/Female
Muslim
Sister
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pranaali | பà¯à®°à®¨à®¾à®²à¯€
System, Organization
Pranaali | பà¯à®°à®¨à®¾à®²à¯€
Girl/Female
English
Misty.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Sister.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Sister
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Of the Guru; System of Guru
SYSTEM U
SYSTEM U
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Happy
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Beautiful Pretty
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Good Person
Female
Teutonic
Variant spelling of Teutonic Erminhild, IRMENHILD means "all warrior."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Janelle, JANEL means "God is gracious."
Girl/Female
Italian
Woman from Magdala.
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, Danish, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Swedish
Graced with God's Bounty; God is Gracious; God has Shown Favour; Derived from a Compound of Anna and Liesa
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Jamaican, Latin, Lebanese, Romanian, Swedish
Farmer; Earth Worker; Variant of Georgia; Earth
Girl/Female
Hindu
A creeper, Sandalwood
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Dutch, English, Gaelic, German, Greek, Latin, Scandinavian, Scottish
Form of Gustave; Staff of the Gods; Sole; Any Choice; Moslem Teacher; Worthy of Respect
SYSTEM U
SYSTEM U
SYSTEM U
SYSTEM U
SYSTEM U
v. t.
To force back against the current; as, to restem their backward course.
n.
Hence, the whole scheme of created things regarded as forming one complete plan of whole; the universe.
a.
Being without system.
v. t.
To be sister to; to resemble closely.
n.
A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother.
n.
Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European oyster (Ostrea edulis), and the American oyster (Ostrea Virginiana), are the most important species.
n.
An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects related by some common law, principle, or end; a complete exhibition of essential principles or facts, arranged in a rational dependence or connection; a regular union of principles or parts forming one entire thing; as, a system of philosophy; a system of government; a system of divinity; a system of botany or chemistry; a military system; the solar system.
n.
Regular method or order; formal arrangement; plan; as, to have a system in one's business.
a.
Of or pertaining to the general system, or the body as a whole; as, systemic death, in distinction from local death; systemic circulation, in distinction from pulmonic circulation; systemic diseases.
n.
A sister by one parent only.
n.
An assemblage of parts or organs, either in animal or plant, essential to the performance of some particular function or functions which as a rule are of greater complexity than those manifested by a single organ; as, the capillary system, the muscular system, the digestive system, etc.; hence, the whole body as a functional unity.
n.
One of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits.
n.
The collection of staves which form a full score. See Score, n.
a.
Designating, or belonging to, a certain system of crystallization; dimetric. See Tetragonal system, under Crystallization.
v. t.
To stem, or move against; as, to restem a current.
n.
One of the stellate or irregular clusters of intimately united zooids which are imbedded in, or scattered over, the surface of the common tissue of many compound ascidians.
v. t.
A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
n.
One who forms a system, or reduces to system.
a.
Of or relating to a system; common to a system; as, the systemic circulation of the blood.
v. t.
To remove the stem or stems from; as, to stem cherries; to remove the stem and its appendages (ribs and veins) from; as, to stem tobacco leaves.