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Synchrony vs Synergy - What's the difference?

synchrony | synergy |

As nouns the difference between synchrony and synergy

is that synchrony is synchronicity, the state of two or more events occurring at the same time while synergy is behavior of a system that cannot be predicted by the behavior of its parts.

synchrony

English

Noun

(-)
  • synchronicity, the state of two or more events occurring at the same time.

    • synergy

    English

    (wikipedia synergy)

    Noun

    (synergies)
  • Behavior of a system that cannot be predicted by the behavior of its parts.
  • (medicine) Combined action; the combined healthy action of every organ of a particular system; as, the digestive synergy.
  • (pharmacology) An interaction between drugs where the effects are stronger than their mere sum.
  • Benefits resulting from combining two different groups, people, objects or processes.

    • Usage notes

    * (term) is frequently dismissed as business jargon.

    Antonyms

    * anergy (in economics )

    Related terms

    * energy

    External links

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