🔬 Needs evidence 🧩 Combining parts

synthetical

9.9

A statement you must check by observing things, not by logic

adjective
/sɪnˈθɛtɪkəl/

Specialized

: sintético

Is this proposition synthetical or analytical?

Examples

The statement is synthetical and requires empirical evidence.
Kant distinguished between analytical and synthetical propositions in his works on epistemology.
In philosophy, a synthetical judgement is one that requires external evidence to determine its truth.
The statement 'water boils at 100°C' is considered synthetical, as it relies on empirical observation.
The scientists conducted synthetical experiments to observe how the new substance reacted under various conditions.
In his research paper, he presented a synthetical approach to understanding the effects of climate change based on empirical data.
The team's findings were based on synthetical evidence, which required careful observation to determine their accuracy.

Synonyms

empirical

vssynthetical

Formal

62 5.9

Based on what you see or experience rather than on ideas

is specific to propositions whose truth must be determined by observation

observational

vssynthetical

27 5.0

Based on watching people or events rather than on ideas

focuses on propositions whose truth is known only through observation

synthetic

vssynthetical

Specialized

1 7.0

A statement whose truth must be checked by facts

has identical meaning but differs only in adjective form

Antonyms

analytic

11 5.7

Using careful thinking to break a problem into parts

Surface Forms

synthetical positive

Morphology

synthetical = synthetic (opaque) = synthesis + ic + al

Formally, 'synthetical' is 'synthetic' + '-al', a standard adjectival formation that preserves the general meaning.

Etymology

Synthetical comes from Greek parts syn- 'together' and -thesis 'putting', and you can see the same idea in synthesis. In philosophy a synthetical statement needs something added from experience to become true, so it is not true just by the words alone.