analytic

American  

[an-l-it-ik] / ˌæn lˈɪt ɪk /

Also analytical

adjective

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

2. skilled in or habitually using analysis.

3. (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.

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

5. Mathematics.

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

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

   3. (of a proof ) using analysis.

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analytic British  

/ ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl, ˌænəˈlɪtɪk /

adjective

1. relating to analysis

2. capable of or given to analysing

   an analytic mind

3. Also: isolating.  linguistics denoting languages, such as Chinese, whose morphology is characterized by analysis Compare synthetic agglutinative polysynthetic

4. logic

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

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

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

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Other Word Forms

• analytically adverb
• nonanalytic adjective
• nonanalytical adjective
• nonanalytically adverb
• overanalytic adjective
• overanalytical adjective
• overanalytically adverb
• semianalytic adjective
• semianalytical adjective
• semianalytically adverb
• unanalytic adjective
• unanalytical adjective
• unanalytically adverb

Etymology

Origin of analytic

First recorded in 1580–90; from Medieval Latin analȳticus, from Greek analȳtikós, from analy- ( analysis ) + -tikos -tic

Example Sentences

“The practical user is unlikely to go for this,” said Tom Kang, a research director at Counterpoint Research, a tech-market analytic firm.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before long it became clear to the men that I’d studied a high level of math known as analytic geometry.

From Literature

At McKinsey, analytic problem solving is at the heart of what consultants do.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some use more colorful language than others, for instance, while some attack problems with more analytic depth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both books are impressive works of scholarship that combine cold analytic reasoning with an ardent concern for human flourishing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• analytical
• investigative