“Systematization” or “Systematisation”—What's the difference?

“Systematization” or “Systematisation”

Language

Systematization and systematisation are both English terms.

Usage

Systematization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while systematisation is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
systematization	100	48	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
systematisation	0	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

In the United States, there is a preference for "systematization" over "systematisation" (100 to 0).
In the United Kingdom, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "systematisation" over "systematization".
In India, there is a preference for "systematization" over "systematisation" (100 to 0).
In the Philippines, there is a preference for "systematization" over "systematisation" (100 to 0).
In Canada, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "systematization" and "systematisation".
In Australia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "systematization" and "systematisation".
In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "systematization" and "systematisation".
In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "systematization" and "systematisation".
In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "systematization" and "systematisation".
In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "systematization" and "systematisation".
In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "systematization" and "systematisation".
In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "systematization" and "systematisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use systematization or systematisation with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “systematization”

…[Moral norms: An attempt at systematization].
…Paris was a compilation and systematization of Renaissance-era customary law.
…an attack on rationalism and systematization in philosophy as early as…
Tentative steps towards the systematization of archaeology as a science…
The differences resulted from the systematization of the Buddhist teachings, which…
The treatise is a systematization of both President Kim Il-sung…
…Timișoara underwent Sovietization and later, Systematization.
…minorities in Transylvania, protested against systematization.
…years later during Nicolae Ceauşescu's systematization plans in order to make…
Systematization of the finite many-valued logics…

Examples of “systematisation”

Since the massive scale and systematisation of observation of people and…
…for his holistic contribution to systematisation and development of Economic policy.
…1988, Tőkés organized opposition to systematisation among Hungarian Reformed Church pastors,…
This systematisation contextualized the system in terms…
…in 2005 as Usustavljivanje naziva (Systematisation of Terminology) in the volume…
…builds knowledge through documentation and systematisation, publishes Farming Matters magazine, and…
His systematisation is the most widely used…
…Romanian national government's program of systematisation, which proposed radical restructuring of…
…of scholarship and jurisprudence, rational systematisation and bureaucratisation of government administration…
…same year which improved the systematisation of labour relations and personnel

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