Definition of "gestalt" []

• A physical, biological, psychological, or symbolic configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that its properties cannot be derived from a simple summation of its parts. (noun)

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• "They even psychobabble together: "We achieved what I call gestalt," says Gore."
• "The gestalt is just as important as the elements, though."
• "The gestalt is what you really wanted to transmit, not the specific picture."