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synectics

sy·nec·tics [ si néktiks ]


noun 
Definition:
 
method of solving problems: an approach to solving problems based on the creative thinking of a group of people from different areas of experience and knowledge ( takes a singular verb )

[Mid-20th century. Via late Latin synecticus "producing an effect immediately" < Greek sunektikos< ekhein "to hold"]
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