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(noun) the combination of ideas into a complex whole |
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Synonyms: synthetic thinking |
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Related Words: abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning |
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Antonyms: analysis |
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(noun) the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds) |
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Related Words: biogenesis, biosynthesis, chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, chemosynthesis |
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(noun) reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) |
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Synonyms: deduction, deductive reasoning |
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Related Words: abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning, syllogism |
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