synthesis

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The combining of separate elements or substances to form a coherent whole.

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The complex whole so formed.

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Formation of a compound from simpler compounds or elements.

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Reasoning from the general to the particular; logical deduction.

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The combination of thesis and antithesis in the Hegelian dialectical process whereby a new and higher level of truth is produced.

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In Rom, antiq., a short garment, not known by any representations, worn instead of the toga at the Saturnalia and commonly at banquets.

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In chem., the union of two compound bodies to form a more complex one.

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A putting of two or more things together; composition; specifically, the combination of separate elements or objects of thought into a whole, as of simple into compound or complex conceptions, and individual propositions into a system; also, a process of reasoning advancing in a direct manner from principles established or assumed, and propositions already proved, to the conclusion: the opposite of analysis.