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an·a·lyt·ic  (n-ltk) or an·a·lyt·i·cal (--kl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to analysis or analytics.

2. Dividing into elemental parts or basic principles.

3. Reasoning or acting from a perception of the parts and interrelations of a subject: "Many of the most serious pianists have turned toward more analytic playing, with a renewed focus on the architecture and ideas of music" (Annalyn Swan).

4. Expert in or using analysis, especially in thinking: an analytic mind; an analytic approach. See Synonyms at logical.

5. Logic Following necessarily; tautologous: an analytic truth.

6. Mathematics

a. Using, subjected to, or capable of being subjected to a methodology involving algebra or other methods of mathematical analysis.

b. Proving a known truth by reasoning from that which is to be proved.

7. Linguistics Expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words instead of an inflected form.

8. Psychoanalytic.

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[Medieval Latin analyticus, from Greek analutikos, from analein, to resolve; see analysis.]

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ana·lyti·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	analytical - using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles); "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind" analytic
	2.	analytical - of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition" analytic logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference a priori - involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment" deductive - involving inferences from general principles logical - capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"

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analytical analytic

adjective rational, questioning, testing, detailed, searching, organized, exact, precise, logical, systematic, inquiring, diagnostic, investigative, dissecting, explanatory, discrete, inquisitive, interpretive, studious, interpretative, expository I have an analytical approach to every survey.

Translations

analytical [ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl]

A. ADJ → analítico
an analytical mind → una mente analítica

B. CPD analytical psychology N → psicología f analítica

analytical [ˌænəˈlɪtɪk^əl] adj

[approach, technique, tools] → analytique; [person, mind] → analytique; [reading, study] → analytique
analytical psychology → psychologie analytique

(using chemical analysis) [research] → par analyse chimique

analytical

adj → analytisch; you should try to be more analytical → Sie sollten versuchen, etwas analytischer vorzugehen; he hasn’t got a very analytical mind → er kann nicht analytisch denken

analytical [ˌænəˈlɪtɪk/əl] analytic [ˌænəˈlɪtɪk] adj → analitico/a