| synthesis | computing dictionary |
<computer programming, specification> The process of deriving (efficient) programs from (clear) specifications.
See also: program transformation.
(01 Feb 1996)
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| synthesis | education dictionary |
combining data and information from multiple sources, or of ratings and judgments on separate scoring dimensions in order to arrive at a result or conclusion.
(14 Jan 2009)
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| synthesis | medical dictionary |
1. <biochemistry, chemistry> The artificial building up of a chemical compound, by the union of its elements or from other suitable starting materials.
2. <psychiatry> The integration of the various elements of the personality, the opposite of analysis.
Origin: Gr. = a putting together, composition
(19 Jan 1998)
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