MEANING
Producing a combined effect greater than the sum of the separate effects.
Use it for
describing influences that amplify each other; distinguishing synergy from simple addition; testing whether combined inputs outperform their separate contributionsDistinguishes an enhanced joint effect from coexistence or a merely additive combination. Academic functions: Causation / Relationships, Theory / Conceptual Language, Evidence.
Words that belong together
- synergistic effect
- synergistic interaction
- synergistic relationship
On the page
The analysis asks whether the two capabilities are synergistic or simply useful in parallel.
The model predicts a synergistic effect when the joint response exceeds the additive comparison.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- synergistic
Usage notes
Adjective: synergistic effect, synergistic interaction. More synergistic is possible only with a stated comparison; no routine -er or -est forms. Register: technical. Commonness: uncommon (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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