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Abstract
A property of algorithms called synergy is introduced, and a quantity s, of synergy is defined. When synergized, both parallel and serial algorithms run faster, the parallel algorithms benefiting from a cooperation between processors. Examples show that synergy is a useful concept in the design of parallel algorithms. © 1989.