Synthesis

Synthesis

The term synthesis (from the ancient Greek "Polytonic|σύνθεσις" "σύν" "with" and "θέσις" "placing") 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 verb would be to synthesize meaning to make or form a synthesis.Synthesis may refer to:
*Philosophy, the end result of a dialectic as in thesis, antithesis, synthesis
*Sound synthesis, various methods of sound generation in audio electronics: e.g.::*subtractive synthesis:*frequency modulation synthesis
*Photosynthesis, the process of converting non living materials into living materials
*Dehydration synthesis
*Chemical synthesis, the execution of chemical reactions to form a more complex molecule from chemical precursors:*Organic synthesis, the synthesis of organic compounds:*Peptide synthesis, a special case:*Total synthesis, the complete chemical synthesis of complex organic compounds, usually without the aid of biological processes:*Biosynthesis, that occurs in living organisms
*A cognitive skill in Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.
*In electronic design automation, logic synthesis, the process of converting a high-level design into a low-level implementation.
*In philosophy and science, a higher a priori process than analysis
*"Synthesis" (magazine), a web site and magazine covering popular culture
*Synthesis (journal), a journal of chemical synthesis.

ee also

*Analysis - the converse of synthesis
*Synthesizer (disambiguation)


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