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Definition of Synthesis

1. Noun. The process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds).

2. Noun. The combination of ideas into a complex whole.

3. Noun. Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect).

Definition of Synthesis

1. n. Composition, or the putting of two or more things together, as in compounding medicines.

Definition of Synthesis

1. Noun. The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things. ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds. ¹

3. Noun. (logic) A deduction from the general to the particular. ¹

4. Noun. (philosophy) The combination of thesis and antithesis. ¹

5. Noun. (military) In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation; (JP 1-02). ¹

6. Noun. (rhetoric) An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Synthesis

1. [n -THESES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Synthesis

syntectoid syntectonic syntelic syntenic syntenin synteny synteresis synteretic syntexis synth

synth rock synthase synthases synthermal syntheses synthesis synthesis gas synthesise synthesised synthesiser

synthesisers synthesises synthesising synthesism synthesisms synthesist synthesists synthesizable synthesize synthesized

Literary usage of Synthesis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly (1893)
"Chemistry has entered upon the road of the synthesis of organic ... Wohler made the first synthesis in 1828, and obtained urea through the reaction of ..."

2. A History of Greek Mathematics by Thomas Little Heath (1921)
"Apollonius of Perga and Aristaeus the elder, and proceeds by way of analysis and synthesis.' * Definition of Analysis and Synthesis. ..."

3. A Beginner's History of Philosophy by Herbert Ernest Cushman (1911)
"Knowledge consists of sensations and synthesis in conjunction. ... The Place of Synthesis in Knowledge. What position does synthesis occupy in the total ..."

4. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1911)
"The rate of carbohydrate synthesis varies also with the carbon dioxid available, the amount commonly present being too low for optimum synthesis. ..."

5. Analytic Psychology by George Frederick Stout (1896)
"In this way different modes of noetic synthesis, so to speak, intersect each ... How does noetic synthesis arise ? By what process do we pass from a lower ..."

6. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1911)
"The rate of carbohydrate synthesis varies also with the carbon dioxid available, the amount commonly present being too low for optimum synthesis. ..."

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