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Thesis vs Synthesis - What's the difference?

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Synthesis is a related term of thesis.



In lang=en terms the difference between thesis and synthesis

is that thesis is the accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; the opposite of arsis while synthesis is a deduction from the general to the particular.

As nouns the difference between thesis and synthesis

is that thesis is a statement supported by arguments while synthesis is the formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.

thesis

English

Noun

(theses)
  • A statement supported by arguments.
  • A written essay, especially one submitted for a university degree.
  • * Goldsmith
  • I told them of the grave, becoming, and sublime deportment they should assume upon this mystical occasion, and read them two homilies and a thesis of my own composing, to prepare them.
  • (logic) An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis.
  • (music) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; the opposite of arsis.
  • (poetry) The depression of the voice in pronouncing the syllables of a word.
  • (poetry) The part of the metrical foot upon which such a depression falls.
  • Derived terms

    * master's thesis * doctoral thesis

    See also

    * dissertation

    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