What is a supra-system?

Answer 1

Typically, the smaller units comprising a system are called subsystems or components, and the larger unit enclosing a system is called a suprasystem or environment.

Example: The targeted suprasystem of a family may be the church community or ethnic group to which it belongs.

A supra system is the larger unit comprises smaller units. For example a university has different branches like Arts, science, computers, maths etc., each of these branches can be observed as a smaller unit which functions independently.

Answer 2

A supra-system is a system that contains at least one other system within it. It can be thought of as a higher-level system that oversees and interacts with the lower-level systems it contains. This hierarchical structure helps to understand and analyze complex relationships within and between systems.