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.
Two of the many challenges facing the armed forces. today are providing a common base of understanding in. terms of standardized operational terms and analyzing. the terrain. Terms such as key terrain, decisive. terrain, decisive points, decision points, critical. point, strategic decision point, decigive geographic. point, decisive points of maneuver, and geographic. decisive points are important, but unfortunately are. frequently interchanged and sometimes thought to be. synonymous.