synthetic division baxš-e handâyeši Fr.: division synthétique A method of dividing a polynomial in the special case of dividing by a linear factor. Synthetic division allows one to do long division problems much quicker. It is related to the → Ruffini-Horner method. |
synthetic language zabân-e handâyeši Fr.: langue synthétique A language in which the phrase meaning is determined by case endings of individual words and not by the relation between the words. Old English was a highly synthetic language. Compare with → analytic language. |