sum of parts
/S AH1 M AH0 V P AA0 R T S/noun
- 1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sum, of, parts.
- 2
Alternative form of sum of its parts. [A group which can be seen as a mere juxtaposition of the elements that compose it; a collection of things in which there is no new property or added value that emerges from the interactions between its parts.]
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