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The following 3 entries include the term the sum.
greater/better/more than the sum of its parts
idiom—used to say that something is better or more effective as a team, combination, etc., than would be expected when looking at the different parts that form it
the sum of
idiom: an amount of (money)
the sum total
noun: the whole amount : the entire total of something —usually + of
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