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.
1 The economy is regarded as the decisive factor which will determine the outcome of the general election. 2  Unless decisive action is taken to combat the disease, the death toll will continue to rise.  Gettysburg is the site of the last and most decisive battle of the Civil War.