A system is a general set of parts, steps, or components that are connected to form a more complex whole. For example, a computer system contains processors, memory, electrical pathways, a power supply, etc. For a very different example, a business is a system made up of methods, procedures, and routines.
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. The definition of decisive is having the ability to make decisions or something that determines what comes next. 1  An example of decisive is a person who always makes up her mind firmly and quickly.
noun. The definition of a catalyst is someone or something that speeds up or brings about an event. An example of catalyst is how President Bush's claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction started the war in Iraq. Catalyst is defined as a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction.