English Dictionary

sum of its parts

名詞

Concept in holism related to the idea that the total effectiveness of a group of things each interacting with one another is different or greater than their effectiveness when acting in isolation from one another.

日本語の意味

各要素が相互に作用することで、単独では発揮できない全体的な効果が生じること。 / 個々の部分の働きが組み合わさることで、全体の効果が単なる部分の和以上になる現象。 / 部分同士の相互作用により、全体として新たな特性や効果が見出されること。

Although each musician was skilled, the orchestra's sum of its parts created a transcendent performance.

各奏者は熟練していたが、オーケストラ全体は個々の部分の合計以上の相乗効果を生み、圧倒的な演奏を生み出した。

意味（1）

Concept in holism related to the idea that the total effectiveness of a group of things each interacting with one another is different or greater than their effectiveness when acting in isolation from one another.

Together, the ant colony was greater than the sum of its parts.

sums of their parts （ plural ）