Synthetic vs. Synthetical — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Synthetic and Synthetical
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Synthetic
(of a substance) made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product
Synthetic rubber
Synthetical
Synthetic
Synthetic
(of a proposition) having truth or falsity determinable by recourse to experience.
Synthetical
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
Synthetic
(of a language) characterized by the use of inflections rather than word order to express grammatical structure.
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Synthetical
Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts;
`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
Synthetic
A synthetic material or chemical, especially a textile fibre.
Synthetic
Relating to, involving, or of the nature of synthesis.
Synthetic
(Chemistry) Produced by synthesis, especially not of natural origin.
Synthetic
Prepared or made artificially
Synthetic leather.
Synthetic
Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived
“counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic” (George F. Will).
Synthetic
(Linguistics) Relating to or being a language, such as Latin or Russian, that uses inflectional affixes to express syntactic relationships.
Synthetic
Logic & Philosophy Relating to or being a proposition that attributes to a subject a predicate not inherent in the subject, not following necessarily from logically true statements.
Synthetic
Of or relating to a financial instrument or investment that consists entirely of derivatives, especially swap contracts.
Synthetic
A synthetic chemical compound or material.
Synthetic
Of, or relating to synthesis.
Synthetic
(chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
Synthetic
(medicine) Produced by synthesis, thought to have the same effect as its natural counterpart, but chemically different from it.
Synthetic
Artificial, not genuine.
Synthetic
(grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).
Synthetic
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships (compare analytic).
Synthetic
A synthetic compound.
Synthetic
Of or pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or composition; as, the synthetic method of reasoning, as opposed to analytical.
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.
Synthetic
Artificial. Cf. Synthesis, 2.
Synthetic
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.
Synthetic
A compound made artificially by chemical reactions
Synthetic
Not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially;
Man-made fibers
Synthetic leather
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
Synthetic
Systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
Synthetic
Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts;
`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
Synthetic
Artificial as if portrayed in a film;
A novel with flat celluloid characters
Synthetic
Not genuine or natural;
Counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic
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