synthetical

English Thesaurus

1. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts (adj.all)

also	:	a posteriori,
definition	:	involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes (adj.all)

also	:	inductive,
definition	:	of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion (adj.all)

also	:	logical,
definition	:	capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning (adj.all)

domain category	:	logic,
definition	:	the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	analytic, analytical,
definition	:	of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience (adj.all)

derivation	:	deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis,
definition	:	reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) (noun.cognition)

2. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis (adj.all)

antonym	:	analytic, analytical,
definition	:	using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) (adj.all)

derivation	:	deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis,
definition	:	reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	synthesis, synthetic thinking,
definition	:	the combination of ideas into a complex whole (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	synthesis,
definition	:	the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds) (noun.process)

3. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts (adj.all)

antonym	:	analytic, analytical,
definition	:	of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience (adj.all)

derivation	:	deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis,
definition	:	reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) (noun.cognition)

4. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis (adj.all)

antonym	:	analytic, analytical,
definition	:	using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) (adj.all)

derivation	:	deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis,
definition	:	reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	synthesis, synthetic thinking,
definition	:	the combination of ideas into a complex whole (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	synthesis,
definition	:	the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds) (noun.process)