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English noun: synthesis | |||
| 1. | synthesis (process) the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chemical action, chemical change, chemical process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | biogenesis, biosynthesis, chemosynthesis, nucleosynthesis | ||
| 2. | synthesis (cognition) the combination of ideas into a complex whole | ||
| Synonyms | synthetic thinking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning | ||
| Antonyms | analytic thinking, analysis | ||
| 3. | synthesis (cognition) reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) | ||
| Synonyms | deduction, deductive reasoning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | syllogism | ||
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