sum of its parts

noun

Definitions

  1. A group which can be seen as a mere juxtaposition of the elements that compose it

    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.

    • Together, the ant colony was greater than the sum of its parts.
    • The whole is different from the sum of its parts.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sum of its parts. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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