Sunday 2 November 2014

holistic

This is one of those words which is so significant that I wish to include it in this glossary.

This is a word I can illustrate with a variation of an old mathematically based joke, by saying this is case where 1 + 1 + 1 = 4, or more. The sum of the parts here, is greater than the mathematical sum of the parts. Another (perhaps clearer :) ) example would be forming a team of people, and having them perform far more effectively than expected.

The on line Oxford Dictionary definition for this word is here, and is slightly different to my understanding of the word.

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