Definition of ANALYTICAL (original) (raw)
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: of or relating to analysis or analytics
especially : separating something into component parts or constituent elements
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: being a proposition (such as "no bachelor is married") whose truth is evident from the meaning of the words it contains compare synthetic
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: skilled in or using analysis especially in thinking or reasoning
a keenly analytic person/mind
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mathematics : treated or treatable by or using the methods of algebra and calculus
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mathematics
a
of a function of a real variable : capable of being expanded in a Taylor's series in powers of x − h in some neighborhood of the point h
b
of a function of a complex variable : differentiable at every point in some neighborhood of a given point
Synonyms
Examples of analytic in a Sentence
presented a very analytical argument for the defendant's guilt
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Word History
Etymology
analytic borrowed from Late Latin analyticus, borrowed from Greek analytikós, from analýein "to loosen, dissolve, resolve into constitutent elements" + -t-, verbal adjective formative + -ikos -ic entry 1; analytical from Late Latin analyticus + -al entry 1 — more at analysis
First Known Use
1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of analytic was in 1528
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“Analytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analytic. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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Last Updated: 23 Sep 2024 - Definition revised
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