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gestalt.

A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being). [simplified] An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ɡəˈʃtælt/UK/ɡəˈʃtɑːlt/UK/-ˈst-/UK/ɡəˈʃtɔlt/US
  1. A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being). [simplified] An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.

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Borrowed from German Gestalt (“shape, figure, form”).

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