1. the study of the classification and relationships of organisms; taxonomy
Usage: biology
2. the systematic study or arrangement of something according to a classification system
Usage: formal

Examples

• The professor specializes in plant systematics and has discovered several new species.
• Modern systematics uses DNA analysis to determine evolutionary relationships.
• The museum’s systematics department organizes specimens by their taxonomic groups.
• Advances in molecular systematics have revolutionized our understanding of animal evolution.
• The systematics of ancient languages requires careful analysis of historical texts.
• Her research in bacterial systematics led to the reclassification of several microorganisms.