synthesis 3

noundomain: thinking

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

Synonyms

deduction 4
reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
deductive reasoning 1
reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

Derivationally related form

adjective

of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts

adjective

involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis

verb

combine so as to form a more complex, product

Hyponym

noun

deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

noun

an argument made up of a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each being a premise of the one following, until the last one.