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lˈɪt adjective
1.
pertaining to or proceeding by analysis ( opposed to 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. Compare synthetic ( def 3 ), polysynthetic ( def 1 ).
4.
Logic. (of a proposition) necessarily true because its denial involves a contradiction, as “All husbands are married.”
5.
Mathematics.
a.
(of a function of a complex variable) having a first derivative at all points of a given domain; holomorphic; regular.
b.
(of a curve) having parametric equations that represent analytic functions.
c.
(of a proof) using analysis.
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World English Dictionary
analytic or analytical (ˌænəˈlɪtɪk, ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to analysis |
| 2. | capable of or given to analysing: an analytic mind |
| 3. | linguistics synthetic agglutinative Compare polysynthetic Also: isolating denoting languages, such as Chinese, whose morphology is characterized by analysis |
| 4. | of a proposition logic |
| a. true by virtue of the meanings of the words alone without reference to the facts, as all spinsters are unmarried | |
| b. synthetic Compare a priori true or false by virtue of meaning alone; so all spinsters are married is analytically false | |
| 5. | maths regular, Also: 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 | |
| analytical or analytical | |
| —adj | |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek analutikos from analuein to dissolve, break down; see | |
| ana'lytically or analytical | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
analytic
c.1600, from M.L. analyticus, from Gk. analytikos "analytical," from analytos "dissolved" (see analysis). Analytics (L. analytica, Gk. analytika) as a term in logic dates from c.1590.
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Medical Dictionary
analytic an·a·lyt·ic (ān'ə-lĭt'ĭk) or an·a·lyt·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
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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