English adjective: analytic | |||
| 1. | analytic using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus | ||
| Samples | Analytic statics. | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| 2. | analytic using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) | ||
| Samples | An analytic experiment. An analytic approach. A keenly analytic man. Analytical reasoning. An analytical mind. | ||
| Synonyms | analytical | ||
| Antonyms | synthetical, synthetic | ||
| 3. | analytic expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection | ||
| Synonyms | uninflected | ||
| Similar | isolating | ||
| Domain category | linguistics | ||
| Antonyms | synthetic | ||
| 4. | analytic of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience | ||
| Samples | `all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition. | ||
| Synonyms | analytical | ||
| See also | a priori, deductive, logical | ||
| Domain category | logic | ||
| Antonyms | synthetical, synthetic | ||