1. (

• synthetic ,
• synthetical ,

) involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch ;

2. (

• synthetic ,
• synthetical ,

) of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition" ;