Abigail Adams summary: The wife of the second president of the United States was born on November 11, 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Both her parents were born in Massachusetts. Abigailâs father, Rev. William Smith, was born in Charlestown, and her mother, Elizabeth Quincy, in Braintree.
system. noun sysÂ·tem \Ësis-tÉm\. Tweet. : a group of related parts that move or work together. : a body of a person or animal thought of as an entire group of parts that work together.
It refers to cognitive structures (pervasive thought patterns) that first appear during childhood and help children organize knowledge. This, in turn, helps them learn ways to view, understand and interpret the world around them, and then to adapt to the demands of that world.