Category:Synthetic

Syn*thet"ic, syn*thet"ic*al, a. Etym: [gr. synthétique.]

1. 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. Bolingbroke.

2. (chem.)

Defn: artificial. Cf. Synthesis, 2.

3. (zoöl.)

Defn: 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, or synthetical language, an inflectional language, or One characterized by grammatical endings; -- opposed to analytic Language. R. Morris.