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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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Tokyo, Japan, Nov 7, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Isuzu Motors Limited (TSE: 7202) and Toyota Motors Corporation (TMC; TSE: 7203) announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding stating they will start studying the synergic effects of business collaboration. On the premise that the three concepts of peace, security and kyosei are inseparable, authors from Japan and the United States address the question of how to develop a synergic theoretical framework using a variety of academic disciplines, including psychology, sociology and economics, among others. To realize those principles, commanders at all levels have a duty to use so-called synergic effect from concentrating efforts in some sectors of military (combat) operations and simultaneously, if need be, dispersing forces and assets in others. |
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