analytic

[ an-l-it-ik ]

/ ˌæn lˈɪt ɪk /

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adjective

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

skilled in or habitually using analysis.

(of a language) characterized by a relatively frequent use of function words, auxiliary verbs, and changes in word order to express syntactic relations, rather than of inflected forms.Compare synthetic (def. 3), polysynthetic (def. 1).

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

Mathematics.

(of a function of a complex variable) having a first derivative at all points of a given domain; holomorphic; regular.
(of a curve) having parametric equations that represent analytic functions.
(of a proof) using analysis.

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Also an·a·lyt·i·cal

[an-l-it-i-kuhl] /ˌæn lˈɪt ɪ kəl/ .

Origin of analytic

1580–90; <Medieval Latin analȳticus<Greek analȳtikós, equivalent to analy- (see analysis) + -tikos-tic

OTHER WORDS FROM analytic

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Words nearby analytic

analysis of variance, analysis situs, analyst, analyt., analyte, analytic, analytical, analytical balance, analytical chemistry, analytical cubism, analytical entry

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How to use analytic in a sentence

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Analytic and synthetic propositions at once throw light upon the notion of a category.
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Analytic remark has been bestowed on those poems only which really cannot dispense with it in the eyes of most men.
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It might even be argued that every proposition is Analytic to the man who utters it and Synthetic to the man who receives it.
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British Dictionary definitions for analytic

analytic

analytical (ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl)

/ (ˌænəˈlɪtɪk) /

adjective

relating to analysis

capable of or given to analysingan analytic mind

Also: isolating linguistics denoting languages, such as Chinese, whose morphology is characterized by analysisCompare synthetic (def. 3), agglutinative (def. 2), polysynthetic

logic (of a proposition)

true by virtue of the meanings of the words alone without reference to the facts, as all spinsters are unmarried
true or false by virtue of meaning alone; so all spinsters are married is analytically falseCompare synthetic (def. 4), a priori

Also: regular, holomorphic maths (of a function of a complex variable) having a derivative at each point of its domain

Derived forms of analytic

analytically, adverb

Word Origin for analytic

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

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Medical definitions for analytic

analytic

[ ăn′ə-lĭt′ĭk ]

adj.

Of or relating to analysis or analytics.

Expert in or using analysis, especially one who thinks in a logical manner.

Psychoanalytic.

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British Dictionary definitions for analytic

analytical (ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl)

Derived forms of analytic

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