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Synergy vs Complementarity - What's the difference?

synergy | complementarity |

As nouns the difference between synergy and complementarity

is that synergy is behavior of a system that cannot be predicted by the behavior of its parts while complementarity is the state or characteristic of being complementary.

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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    complementarity

    English

    Noun

  • The state or characteristic of being complementary
  • * 1987 April 2, Kenneth N. Gilpin, " 2 Forecasting Firms to Merge," New York Times (retrieved 1 April 2014):
    • "Synergy is one of the most overused words in the English language, but there is a tremendous complementarity to these organizations."