adjective
1. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
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"limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch
• Syn: ↑synthetic
2. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
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`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
• Syn: ↑synthetic
• See Also: ↑a posteriori, ↑inductive, ↑logical
• Topics: ↑logic
Useful english dictionary. 2012.