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Synthetic is usually used in the sense of synthesis
Synthesis

The term synthesis is used in many fields, usually to mean a process which combines together two






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Synthetic is usually used in the sense of synthesis
Synthesis

The term synthesis is used in many fields, usually to mean a process which combines together two or more pre-existing elements resulting in the formation of something new....
, the combination of two or more parts, whether by design or by natural processes. It can also be used as in:

  • Synthetic chemical or synthetic compound, produced by Chemical synthesis
    Chemical synthesis

    In chemistry, chemical synthesis is purposeful execution of chemical reactions in order to get a product , or several products. This happens by physics and chemical manipulations usually involving one or more reactions....
  • Synthetic fiber
    Synthetic fiber

    Synthetic fibers are the result of extensive research by scientists to improve upon naturally occurring animal and plant. In general, synthetic fibers are created by forcing, usually through extrusion, fiber forming materials through holes into the air, forming a thread....
    , a fiber not made from natural (animal, plant) materials
  • Synthetic intelligence
    Synthetic intelligence

    Synthetic intelligence is an alternative term for artificial intelligence. It emphasizes the belief of many researchers that the intelligence of machines is not an imitation or in any way artificial; it is a genuine form of intelligence....
    , a view that the intelligence of machines is not an imitation or in any way artificial
  • Synthetic language
    Synthetic language

    A synthetic language, in linguistic typology, is a language with a high morpheme-per-word ratio. This linguistic classification is largely independent of morpheme-usage classifications , although there is a common tendency for agglutinative languages to exhibit synthetic properties....
    , a language type using many complex word forms
  • Synthetic options position
    Synthetic options position

    In finance, a synthetic underlying position is one that synthetically duplicates the payoff of a long position with a long call option and short...
    , a concept in finance
  • Synthetic proposition, a concept in philosophy
  • Synthesizer
    Synthesizer

    A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequency....
    , a machine to create artificial sounds