This is a perception that each part of the situation stimulates the other to greater production than either by itself.
It is primarilly a phisilophical suggestion rather than an observation.
"Two hands are better than one" or "two minds are better than one." Both contain the
vapid assumption that each make a positive contribution when that is not necessarily the case. The suggestion is that "greater" may not necessarily be true.
Close. "The whole is more than the sum of its parts."
It is a saying to describe synergy. Mathematically, though, the whole is equal to the sum of the parts - not more nor less.
Synergy, possibly.
structuralist.
Often times the saying "the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts" is used to describe when it is believed that something has more value if it's separated into it's parts and sold separately than the whole thing. For example, sometimes large companies are believed to be worth more if they sold each division of the company separately rather than selling the whole company.
Close. "The whole is more than the sum of its parts."
synergy.
It is a saying to describe synergy. Mathematically, though, the whole is equal to the sum of the parts - not more nor less.
Synergy, possibly.
structuralist.
This concept is known as synergy, where the combined effect of the parts working together is greater than the sum of their individual effects.
It is the concept of synergy which is not really a mathematical concept.
Often times the saying "the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts" is used to describe when it is believed that something has more value if it's separated into it's parts and sold separately than the whole thing. For example, sometimes large companies are believed to be worth more if they sold each division of the company separately rather than selling the whole company.
a branch of psychology believing that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts", studies perceptions and against dividing into discrete parts.
gestalt
Mathematically speaking, the whole always equals the sum of its parts. However, it is often observed that when many individuals work together they achieve more than working individually. This is not (usually) due to increased working by each individual, but because together they can work more efficiently. As a result it can seem that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Gestalt psychologists believed that perception is not simply the sum of individual sensory elements, but rather a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. They focused on studying how people organize visual elements into perceptual wholes.