synthetical (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *synthetical*:
ADJECTIVE	all	synthetical, synthetic	involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
ADJECTIVE	all	synthetical, synthetic	of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation / observation or facts

English > *synthetical*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis.
Synonym	synthetic
Opposite	analytic, analytical	Using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)
Spanish	sintético
Catalan	sintètic
Nouns	synthesis	the combination of ideas into a complex whole / whole
	synthesis	reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
	synthesis	the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

English > *synthetical*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation / observation or facts.
Synonym	synthetic
Category	logic	The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
See also	a posteriori	Involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
	inductive	Of reasoning
	logical	capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
Opposite	analytic, analytical	Of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience
Spanish	sintético
Catalan	sintètic

HyperDic: synthetical