synthetical

HYPHEN

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective synthetical has 2 senses

synthetical(a = adj.all) synthetic - 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"

Derived forms noun synthesis₃, noun synthesis₂, noun synthesis₁

synthetical(a = adj.all) synthetic - of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"

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CIDE DICTIONARY

synthetical, a. [Gr. : cf. F. synthétique.].

Of or pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or composition; as, the synthetic method of reasoning, as opposed to analytical. [1913 Webster]
"Philosophers hasten too much from the analytic to the synthetic method; that is, they draw general conclusions from too small a number of particular observations and experiments." [1913 Webster]
Artificial. Cf. Synthesis, 2. [1913 Webster]
Comprising within itself structural or other characters which are usually found only in two or more diverse groups; -- said of species, genera, and higher groups. See the Note under Comprehensive, 3. [1913 Webster]

Synthetic language, or Synthetical language, an inflectional language, or one characterized by grammatical endings; -- opposed to analytic language. R. Morris.

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