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SYNTHESIS
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The answer SYNTHESIS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SYNTHESIS as a noun:
1. the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
2. (synthesis, synthetic thinking) = the combination of ideas into a complex whole
3. (deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis) = reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)