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Synthesis vs Variety - What's the difference?

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Synthesis is a related term of variety.


As nouns the difference between synthesis and variety

is that synthesis is while variety is the quality of being varied; diversity.

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

    variety

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (rare)

    Noun

    (varieties)
  • The quality of being varied; diversity.
  • A specific variation of something.
  • A number of different things.
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  • A state of constant change.
  • (taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification, below species and subspecies.
  • (cybernetics) The total number of distinct states of a system.
  • (cybernetics) Logarithm of the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
  • (linguistics) A term used for a specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is a dialect, accent, register, etc. and to its prestige level.
  • The class of all algebraic structures of a given signature satisfying a given set of identities.
  • Synonyms

    * equational variety

    Hyponyms

    * cultivar

    Derived terms

    * Abelian variety * antivariety * grape variety * variety store * variety show * algebraic variety * affine variety * projective variety * quasiprojective variety * quasivariety

    See also

    * species * information entropy