working together with others toward a shared goal or purpose.
From Latin 'cooperari,' combining 'co-' (together) and 'operari' (to work). The prefix 'co-' appears in hundreds of English words meaning joint action.
Biologists discovered that many organisms once thought to be purely competitive actually cooperate constantly—from mitochondria in your cells to gut bacteria. The word 'cooperating' describes one of nature's most powerful forces for creating complexity.
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