the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc.; synergism.
Physiology, Medicine/Medical. the cooperative action of two or more muscles, nerves, or the like.
Biochemistry, Pharmacology. the cooperative action of two or more stimuli or drugs.
Origin of synergy
1650–60; <New Latin synergia<Greek synergía, equivalent to synerg(ós) (see synergism) + -ia-y3
The integration is on track while “synergies” are ahead of forecast.
‘Too big to ignore’: Future estimates profits of nearly $110 million this year|Lucinda Southern|September 8, 2020|Digiday
Taxi can get a lot more from its synergies with other Yandex businesses.
Yandex spins out self-driving car unit from its Uber JV, invests $150M into new co|Ingrid Lunden|September 4, 2020|TechCrunch
The talent and creativity on TikTok is unlike any other platform, and we see a lot of synergy between our values and the freedom of self-expression there.
The founders of skin care startup Starface on normalizing uncomfortable conversations|Rachel King|August 31, 2020|Fortune
I do believe that the key for people who are trying to create this synergy around environmentalism, climate change, and racism, is to organize your issues into something that’s actionable.
Uncharted Power’s Jessica O. Matthews has a plan to revive America’s crumbling infrastructure|Brooke Henderson|August 23, 2020|Fortune
Though King and Malcolm X met only once, Cones demonstrates how they understood and utilized their synergy.
The Essential Civil-Rights Reading List|Samuel G. Freedman|August 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By the time Cerf died, in 1971, he realized to his regret that synergy was a siren that had swallowed him whole.
Why Random and Penguin Must Merge—And When They Almost Did|Gayle Feldman|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Vreeland was a self-admitted believer in “faction”—the synergy between fact and fantasy.
The Empress of Fashion’s Legacy|Isabel Wilkinson|September 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They will share their insight into the synergy of culture and recovery.