sum of its parts

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sum of its parts

noun sums of their parts · sum of parts

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.
Similar: SOP, SoP

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Deutsch	Summe seiner Teile
Русский	сумма его частей summa jevo častej

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@misc{sum_of_its_parts_2026,
  title = {sum of its parts},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sum%20of%20its%20parts},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}