Guest  +  82611 Sun, 20 Mar 05 10:34 PM What does synthesizing data mean? Guest

	pieanne  +  82702 Mon, 21 Mar 05 11:15 AM Hello! Well, to synthesize means "to make a syhthesis"; and here's what I found for "synthesis": 1 a : the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole b : the production of a substance by the union of chemical elements, groups, or simpler compounds or by the degradation of a complex compound c : the combining of often diverse conceptions into a coherent whole; also : the complex so formed 2 a : deductive reasoning b : the dialectic combination of thesis and antithesis into a higher stage of truth In your example, I'd say: You go though all the facts, analyse them and write all the results so they make sense, in a kind of summary pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	MrPedantic  +  82728 Mon, 21 Mar 05 02:56 PM Yes: 'to combine data'; often from different sources. MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 13,616 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...