Definition of Synergism

mehtakaushal87 said:
Hello Everyone, I need meaning and definition of Synergism.
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Hello Friend,

Here are the definition.

Definition 1) Synergy is the interaction of multiple elements in a system to produce an effect different from or greater than the sum of their individual effects. The term synergy comes from the Greek word synergia meaning "working together".

In the natural world, synergistic phenomena are ubiquitous, ranging from physics (for example, the different combinations of quarks that produce protons and neutrons) to chemistry (a popular example is water, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen), to the cooperative interactions among the genes in genomes, the division of labor in bacterial colonies, the synergies of scale in multi-cellular organisms, as well as the many different kinds of synergies produced by socially-organized groups, from honeybee colonies to wolf packs and human societies. Even the tools and technologies that are widespread in the natural world represent important sources of synergistic effects. The tools that enabled early hominins to become systematic big-game hunters is a primordial human example.

Definition 2) Integration of discrete entities, which creates a result where the integration (total) effect is greater than those of the individual entities (parts). We can term the effect as a synergy. Synergism is obtained from the Greek term ‘synergia’ which means working together.

In the natural world synergism is observed in many phenomena, in chemistry reactions with drugs, where the drugs together react in different ways to produce varied effects. In biology microbes react differently, genes combine for varied effects and even species like bees and other animals behave differently in groups.

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