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Adjective: synthetical
  1. Involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
    "limnology is essentially a synthetical science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"
    - synthetic
     
  2. Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
    "'all men are arrogant' is a synthetical proposition"
    - synthetic

See also: a posteriori, inductive, logical, synthesis

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