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SYNTHETICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does synthetical mean?
• SYNTHETICAL (adjective)
The adjective SYNTHETICAL has 2 senses:
1. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
2. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
Familiarity information: SYNTHETICAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
Synonyms:
synthetic; synthetical
Context example:
limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology
Derivation:
synthesis (reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect))
synthesis (the combination of ideas into a complex whole)
synthesis (the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
Synonyms:
synthetic; synthetical
Context example:
'all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
Also:
a posteriori (involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes)
inductive (of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion)
logical (capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning)
Domain category:
logic (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)
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