The Clue
Kind of analysis (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SYSTEMS
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Notes
The answer SYSTEMS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.
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Definition
SYSTEM as a noun:
1. (system, scheme) = a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
2. instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
3. (system, system of rules) = a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"
4. a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
5. a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
6. (arrangement, organization, organisation, system) = an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"
7. (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"
8. the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"
9. (organization, organisation, system) = an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"