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synthetical
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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]
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