Editing Synergy (section)

{{short description|Creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts}}
{{Other uses|Synergy (disambiguation)}}

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'''Synergy''' is an interaction or cooperation giving rise to a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts (i.e., a non-linear addition of force, energy, or effect).<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Jaffe |first=Klaus |date=2010-11-01 |title=Quantifying social synergy in insect and human societies |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-010-1059-0 |journal=Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology |language=en |volume=64 |issue=11 |pages=1721–1724 |doi=10.1007/s00265-010-1059-0 |issn=1432-0762|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The term ''synergy'' comes from the [[Attic Greek]] word συνεργία ''{{lang|el-Latn|synergia}}''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=synergy | title = Synergy | work = [[Online Etymology Dictionary]] }}</ref> from ''{{lang|el-Latn|synergos}}'', {{lang|el|[[wikt:συνεργός|συνεργός]]}}, meaning "working together". Synergy is similar in concept to [[emergence]].