Full Definition of SITE. 1. a: the spatial location of an actual or planned structure or set of structures (as a building, town, or monuments) b: a space of ground occupied or to be occupied by a building. 2.
The Whole is Other than the Sum of the Parts When the perceptual system forms a percept or gestalt, the whole thing has a reality of its own, independent of the parts. The Gestalt psychologist Kurt Koffka made a famous statement about this: The whole is other than the sum of its parts. This statement is often translated to English as, The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Gestalt psychology. Gestalt psychology is a theory of mind and brain formed in Berlin early in the 20th century. The idea is that the brain sees things as a whole. The gestalt effect is most clear with sight. We recognise figures and whole forms, not just a collection of lines and curves. In psychology, gestaltism is often opposed to structuralism. The phrase The whole is greater than the sum of the parts is often used when explaining Gestalt theory. A better wording is : The whole is different from the parts.