synthesis | From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]: synthesis n 1: the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds) 2: the combination of ideas into a complex whole [syn: {synthetic thinking}] [ant: {analysis}] 3: reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) [syn: {deduction}, {deductive reasoning}] Synthesis is the part that matters in human information processing and knowledge acquisition. It is the moment when the observed or the apprehended becomes known and we can use that gain for future insight. |
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