an·a·lyt·ic

(ăn′ə-lĭt′ĭk) or an·a·lyt·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)

adj.

a. Of or relating to analysis or analytics.

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

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. Logic Following necessarily; tautologous: an analytic truth.

5. 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.

6. Linguistics Expressing a grammatical function by using two or more words instead of an inflected form: Vietnamese is an analytic language.

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

an′a·lyt′i·cal·ly adv.

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analytic

(ˌænəˈlɪtɪk) or

analytical

adj

1. relating to analysis

2. capable of or given to analysing: an analytic mind.

3. (Linguistics) linguistics Also: isolating denoting languages, such as Chinese, whose morphology is characterized by analysis. Compare synthetic³, agglutinative², polysynthetic

4. (Logic) logic (of a proposition)

a. true by virtue of the meanings of the words alone without reference to the facts, as all spinsters are unmarried

b. true or false by virtue of meaning alone; so all spinsters are married is analytically false. Compare synthetic⁴, a priori

5. (Mathematics) maths Also: regular or holomorphic (of a function of a complex variable) having a derivative at each point of its domain

[C16: via Late Latin from Greek analutikos from analuein to dissolve, break down; see analysis]

ˌanaˈlytically adv

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an•a•lyt•ic

(ˌæn lˈɪt ɪk)

also an`a•lyt′i•cal,

adj.

1. pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).

2. skilled in or habitually using analysis.

3. (of a language) characterized by the use of function words and changes in word order, rather than inflected forms, to express syntactic relations. Compare polysynthetic, synthetic (def. 4).

4. (of a proposition) necessarily true because its denial involves a contradiction, as “All husbands are married.”

5. Math.

a. (of a function of a complex variable) having a first derivative at all points of a given domain; regular.

b. (of a curve) having parametric equations that represent analytic functions.

[1580–90; < Medieval Latin < Greek]

an`a•lyt′i•cal•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	analytic - using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus; "analytic statics" math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
	2.	analytic - 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" analytical synthetical, synthetic - involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch
	3.	analytic - expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection uninflected linguistics - the scientific study of language synthetic - systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
	4.	analytic - of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition" analytical 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" synthetical, synthetic - of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"

analytic

adjective

Able to reason validly:

analytical, logical, ratiocinative, rational.

Translations

analytisch

analytique

analytic

adj → analytisch

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