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Synthetic is usually used in the sense of synthesis, the combination of two or more parts, whether by design or by natural processes. It can also be used as in:

• Synthetic chemical or synthetic compound, produced by Chemical synthesis
• Synthetic fuel
• Synthetic fiber, a fiber not made from natural (animal, plant) materials
• Synthetic intelligence, a view that the intelligence of machines is not an imitation or in any way artificial
• Synthetic language, a language type using many complex word forms
• Synthetic option position, a concept in finance
• Analytic-synthetic distinction, a concept in philosophy
• Synthesizer, a machine to create artificial sounds

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