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Synthesis vs Unification - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between synthesis and unification

is that synthesis is the formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things while unification is the act of unifying.

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

    unification

    English

    Noun

  • The act of unifying.
  • The state of being unified.
  • (mathematical logic, computer science) Given two terms, their join with respect to a specialisation order.
  • *
  • 5.7.T ( Unification theorem' ) For any two terms or formulas
    without quantifiers X and Y, the following holds.
    (i) The '
    unification
    algorithm UNIF1, applied to X, Y,
    terminates after a finite number of steps.
    (ii) {X, Y} is unifiable iff UNIF1 so indicates upon ter-
    mination. Moreover, the substitution σ then available as out-
    put is a most general unifier of {X, Y}.

    Derived terms

    * unificationist * unificatory

    Antonyms

    * division

    See also

    * reunification