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English

Etymology

From #Latin|synthesis < {{term|σύνθεσις|sc=Grek|tr=synthesis}}, "composition".

Noun

The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
A deduction from the general to the particular.
The combination of thesis and antithesis.
In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation; (JP 1-02).

Antonyms

analysis

Related terms

Translations

Czech: {{t-|cs|syntéza|f}}
Finnish:
French: {{t+|fr|synthèse|f}}

Japanese: {{t+|ja|統合|tr=tōgō|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|総合|tr=sōgō|sc=Jpan}}
Russian: {{t|ru|синтез|m|tr=síntez|sc=Cyrl}}

Finnish:
French: synthèse

Japanese: {{t|ja|合成|tr=gousei|sc=Jpan}}
Russian: {{t|ru|синтез|m|tr=síntez|sc=Cyrl}}

Finnish:

Russian: {{t|ru|синтез|m|tr=síntez|sc=Cyrl}}

Finnish:
French: synthèse

Japanese: {{t|ja|総合判断|tr=sōgō-handan|sc=Jpan}}
Russian: {{t|ru|синтез|m|tr=síntez|sc=Cyrl}}

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals Category:Greek derivations

fr:synthesis ko:synthesis io:synthesis id:synthesis hu:synthesis pt:synthesis fi:synthesis ta:synthesis te:synthesis vi:synthesis tr:synthesis zh:synthesis

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Synthesis \Syn"the*sis\, n.; pl. Syntheses. [L., a mixture,
properly, a putting together, Gr. ?, fr. ? to place or put
together; sy`n with + ? to place. See Thesis.]
1. Composition, or the putting of two or more things
together, as in compounding medicines.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Chem.) The art or process of making a compound by putting
the ingredients together, as contrasted with analysis;
thus, water is made by synthesis from hydrogen and oxygen;
hence, specifically, the building up of complex compounds
by special reactions, whereby their component radicals are
so grouped that the resulting substances are identical in
every respect with the natural articles when such occur;
thus, artificial alcohol, urea, indigo blue, alizarin,
etc., are made by synthesis.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Logic) The combination of separate elements of thought
into a whole, as of simple into complex conceptions,
species into genera, individual propositions into systems;
-- the opposite of analysis.
[1913 Webster]

Analysis and synthesis, though commonly treated as
two different methods, are, if properly understood,
only the two necessary parts of the same method.
Each is the relative and correlative of the other.
--Sir W.
Hamilton.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet synthesis
n 1: the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the
union of simpler chemical compounds)
2: the combination of ideas into a complex whole [syn: {synthetic
thinking}] [ant: analysis]
3: reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause
to effect) [syn: deduction, deductive reasoning]
[also: syntheses (pl)]

Moby Dictionary
Anschluss , Baconian method , a fortiori reasoning ,
a posteriori reasoning , a priori reasoning , addition , affiliation ,
agglomeration , aggregation , agreement , alliance , amalgamation ,
analysis , assemblage , assembly , assimilation , association , blend ,
blending , building , buildup , cabal , cartel , centralization ,
coalescence , coalition , combination , combine , combining , combo ,
composite , composition , compound , confederacy , confederation ,
congeries , conglomeration , conjugation , conjunction , consolidation ,
conspiracy , constitution , construction , deduction ,
deductive reasoning , ecumenism , embodiment , encompassment , enosis ,
epagoge , fabrication , fashioning , federalization , federation ,
formation , fusing , fusion , generalization , getup , hookup ,
hypothesis and verification , identification , inclusion ,
incorporation , induction , inductive reasoning , inference ,
integrating , integration , junction , junta , league , make , makeup ,
marriage , meld , melding , merge , merger , merging , mixing , mixture ,
organization , package , package deal , particularization ,
philosophical induction , piecing together , putting together , setup ,
shaping , solidification , structure , structuring , syllogism ,
syllogistic reasoning , syncretism , syndication , syneresis , tie-up ,
unification , unifying , union , wedding

FOLDOC synthesis

The process of deriving
(efficient) programs from (clear) specifications.

See also program transformation.

(1996-08-23)