Noun synthesis has 3 senses
  1. synthesis - the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
    --1 is a kind of
    chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
    --1 has particulars: biosynthesis, biogenesis; chemosynthesis; nucleosynthesis
    Derived form: verb synthesise1
  2. synthesis, synthetic thinking - the combination of ideas into a complex whole
    --2 is a kind of reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
    Antonyms: analysis, analytic thinking
    Derived form: verb synthesise1
  3. deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis - reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
    --3 is a kind of reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
    --3 has particulars: syllogism
    Derived form: verb synthesise1
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