How do you say it? siz`e je (imagine a hybrid of the words scissors and energy) What does it mean? syz-y-gy (n.), pl. -gies 1. Astron. an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet: Syzygy in the sun-earth-moon system occurs at the time of full moon and new moon. (n.) 2. The point of an orbit; as of the moon or a planet, at which it is in conjunction or opposition; (. [ < LL syzygia < Gk syzygía union, pair, equiv. to syzyg ( os) yoked together] or A technical mathematical object defined in terms of a polynomial ring of n variables over a field k. Syzygies occur in tensors at rank 5, 7, 8, and all higher ranks, and play a role in restricting the number of independent isotropic tensors. An example of a rank-5 syzygy is...  ...where is the permutation tensor and is the Kronecker delta. How do we define it? We see the alignment of People, Process and Technology as forming a vital Syzygy in today's competitive business world; at Syzygy Corporation we focus on achieving the alignment of these 3 key resources to deliver powerful benefits to our clients that can allow you to eclipse your competition. Where did we find it? As a child one of our Directors was frequently asked by his father 'What is the last s word in the dictionary and how do you spell it?' Quite naturally the word stuck and was to later be used when Syzygy's early CRM work encapsulated the alignment of 'People, Process and Technology' - a relationship Syzygy. |