English Explanatory Dictionary

sum of its parts

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group which can be seen as a mere juxtaposition of the elements that compose it; a collection of things in which there is no new property or added value that emerges from the interactions between its parts.

Word forms

sum of its parts sums of their parts sum of parts

Synonyms

SOP

Related words

compositional compositionality emergence emergent synergistic synergy
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