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.
dislike 2 like. American entry into World War I was quite a decisive force. It seemed that prior to the American entry, each side was doing a fairly good job of neutralizing the other. It was the American entry into the war that ended up proving to be decisive and would end up defining victory for the Allies.