synthetical

• Forme plus ancienne et moins courante de « synthetic », signifiant produit par synthèse chimique ou par combinaison artificielle ; aujourd'hui largement remplacé par « synthetic ».

An older, less common variant of 'synthetic', meaning made by chemical synthesis or artificial combination; now largely replaced by 'synthetic'.

1. Relating to synthesisC1formal

   Involving the combination of separate elements to form a coherent whole, as opposed to analysis.

   Synthétique (relatif à la synthèse)

   • The synthetical approach in chemistry combines different compounds to create new materials.
   • His argument was synthetical, merging ideas from philosophy and science.
   • A synthetical method is often used in designing complex systems.

   Synonymescombinativecompositionalintegrativesynthetic

   Antonymesanalyticanalytical

2. Truth based on observationC2formal

   Describing a proposition whose truth value is determined by empirical observation or facts, not by logic alone.

   synthétique (vérité fondée sur l'observation)

   • In philosophy, a synthetical statement requires evidence from the real world to be verified.
   • The claim that water boils at 100°C is synthetical because it depends on observation.
   • Synthetical truths contrast with analytical truths, which are true by definition.

   Synonymesempiricalexperientialfactualobservational