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Synthesis definition

sĭnthĭ-sĭs
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A whole made up of parts or elements put together.
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The putting together of parts or elements so as to form a whole.
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Synthesis is defined as combining a number of different parts or ideas to come up with a new idea or theory.

An example of synthesis is when you read several books and use all of the information to come up with a thesis on the subject.

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The formation of a chemical compound through the combination of simpler compounds or elements.
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(philos.) In Hegelian philosophy, the unified whole in which opposites (thesis and antithesis) are reconciled.
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A combination, derivation or compilation. See logic synthesis.
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(chemistry) Formation of a compound from simpler compounds or elements.
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The combining of separate elements or substances to form a coherent whole.
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(chem.) The formation of a complex compound by the combining of two or more simpler compounds, elements, or radicals.
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Reasoning from the general to the particular; logical deduction.
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The combination of thesis and antithesis in the Hegelian dialectical process whereby a new and higher level of truth is produced.
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The combining of separate elements or substances to form a coherent whole.
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The complex whole so formed.
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The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
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(chemistry) The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
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(logic) A deduction from the general to the particular.
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(philosophy) The combination of thesis and antithesis.
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(military) In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation; (JP 1-02).
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(rhetoric) An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
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The complex whole so formed.
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(chemistry) Formation of a compound from simpler compounds or elements.
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Noun

Singular:
synthesis
Plural:
syntheses

Origin of synthesis

  • Latin collection from Greek sunthesis from suntithenai to put together sun- syn- tithenai to put dhē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (synthesis, “a putting together; composition"), from συντίθημι (suntithÄ“mi, “put together, combine"), from σύν (syn, “together") + τίθημι (tithÄ“mi, “set, place").

    From Wiktionary

Synthesis Sentence Examples

  • Inevitably the question forces itself upon the mind, is not some fuller synthesis possible?

  • But the belief died hard; the synthesis of urea remained isolated for many years; and many explanations were attempted by the vitalists (as, for instance, that urea was halfway between the inorganic and organic kingdoms, or that the carbon, from which it was obtained, retained the essentials of this hypothetical vital force), but only to succumb at a later date to the indubitable fact that the same laws of chemical combination prevail in both the animate and inanimate kingdoms, and that the artificial or laboratory synthesis of any substance, either inorganic or organic, is but a question of time, once its constitution is determined.'.

  • This dogma was shaken by Wohler's synthesis of urea in 1828.

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