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Synthesis vs Dialectic - What's the difference?

synthesis | dialectic |

As nouns the difference between synthesis and dialectic

is that synthesis is the formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things while dialectic is any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.

As an adjective dialectic is

dialectical.

synthesis

Noun

(syntheses)
  • The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
  • (chemistry) The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
  • (logic) A deduction from the general to the particular.
  • (philosophy) The combination of thesis and antithesis.
  • (military) In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation; (JP 1-02).
  • (rhetoric) An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
  • Antonyms

    * analysis * hypothesis

    dialectic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dialectick (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
  • A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
  • This situation created the inner dialectic of American history.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • dialectical