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synergyThe enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. The word is used quite often to mean that combining forces produces a better product. However, in the field of software development, synergy is not the result. In many cases, the more people assigned to a programming job, the more the quality suffers. See Freedman's law. synergy the potential ability of individual organizations or groups to be more successful or productive as a result of a merger synergy [′sin·ər·jē] (pharmacology) Suppression of a strain of infectious microbes by concentrations of two or more drugs which are not active singly. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When his Shores of Paradise development is complete, he will synergize its efforts with those of the contiguous, and well-known, Treasury Bay Casino, to the mutual benefit of everyone involved. Both agencies will leverage their expertise and synergize activities involving agricultural and energy-related plants and microbes, says Ari Patrinos, DOE's associate director of science for biological and environmental research. Synergize (science and literacy) Some research indicates the goals of science literacy (the ability to describe, explain, and predict natural phenomena) can be combined with the goals of basic literacy. |
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