Synthesis

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The term Synthesis (from the ancient Greek σύνθεσις σύν [with] and θεσις [placing]) is used in many fields, usually to mean a process which combines two or more pre-existing elements and results in something new.

Synthesis may refer to:

• sound synthesis, various methods of sound generation in audio electronics

*subtractive synthesis

*frequency modulation synthesis

• photosynthesis
• 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

• 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, the end result of a dialectic as in Thesis, antithesis, synthesis
• In philosophy (particularly of science,) a higher a priori process than analysis
• Synthesis (magazine), a web site and magazine covering popular culture

See also

• Synthesizer (disambiguation)

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