synergy

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Also known as "the addition rule".
"Both girls were threes, but thanks to synergy it was like doing a ten".
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synergy

Marketing buzzword only rumoured to imply the combining of forces for greater productivity and mutual understanding.
Marketer: "And thus, we implement grade-A synergy."
Executive: "What the hell?"
Marketer: "Just think of it as 'pro-active' and 'think inside the circle'."
Other Marketer: "What the hell?"
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synergy

MBA jargon for "the whole is greater than its parts."
When our teams work together, we can form a synergistic relationship by leveraging the talent from both teams.
by E June 03, 2004
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synergy

rose to prominence in the 80's when business practices went on vacation.
a buzzword thrown around by upper and middle management when talking about group a and group b and how they will now be group c instead.
a fancy way of saying youll be working with other people while not loosing any sense of prepiness.
we want to capitulate on the synergy you are currently exuding on the johansen and johansen project by relocating the various work groups into a cohabited interpersonal work environment where your personal strengths will empower each other so we can achieve maximum efficiency, ok?
by em June 04, 2004
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synergy

The idea that combined parts have properties that are more or less that the sum of the parts. The negative-sum version is sometimes called dysergy, leaving synergy to mean only beneficial effects.
the drugs worked in synergy with each other to fight the cancer. heh. cancer.
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synergy

the interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects
you may have a skilled hand, but good sexual synergy will always top separate masterbation
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synergy

1) Not the same as co-operation which would be the action itself, synergy is the motivating force or inspiration of two or more toward the same goal.
2) "a holographic computer designed to be ultimate audio-visual entertainment synthesizer" - Synergy was the magic behind Jem and the Holograms, a cartoon in the mid 80's developed by the same teams that produced GI Joe and The Transformers: Hasbro, Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions.
Without synergy a surgical team would not be able to operate efficiently.
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