Definition of ANALYTIC (original) (raw)
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: of or relating to analysis or analytics
especially : separating something into component parts or constituent elements
2
: 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
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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
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Examples of analytic in a Sentence
presented a very analytical argument for the defendant's guilt
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If power rankings are more your thing than analytic projections, ESPN has the Texans sixth, the Jaguars 14th, the Colts 18th and the Titans 24th. —
Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2024 Facebook and Google use machine learning as the analytic engine of a self-correcting system, which continually updates its understanding of the data depending on whether its predictions succeed or fail. —Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2022 This use case can leverage an open-source LLM’s analytic functions, such as clustering or vector similarity. —Dean Debiase, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 However, analytic departments love him because of his high contact rate and solid exit velocities. —Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 13 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for analytic 
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 Jan. 2025.
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