synthetical
adjective
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Sense 1 adjective
involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology
Related & opposite
- analytical antonym
- deductive reasoning derivation
- synthetic thinking derivation
- synthesis derivation
Sense 2 adjective
of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
Related & opposite
- a posteriori also see
- inductive also see
- logical also see
- analytical antonym
- deductive reasoning derivation
- logic domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | analytical |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deductive reasoning |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | synthetic thinking |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | synthesis |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | a posteriori |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | inductive |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | logical |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | analytical |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deductive reasoning |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | logic |