sums of their parts

A 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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of sum of its parts
Cite this entry
APA

sums of their parts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sums%20of%20their%20parts

MLA

“sums of their parts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sums%20of%20their%20parts. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sums of their parts,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sums%20of%20their%20parts.

Source: sums of their parts on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.