analytical

Definition of analytical

adj.

1.

of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2).

2.

(Logic) of a proposition; necessarily true independent of fact or experience, such as "all spinsters are unmarried". Opposite of synthetic.

3.

exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations; as, analytic reasoning; an analytical discussion.

4.

capable of or given to analyzing; - of people.

Analytical geometry
See under Geometry.

Analytic language
a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings.

Analytical table
(Nat. Hist.) a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names.

Related Words

a fortiori, a posteriori, a priori, algebraic, analytic, categorical, classificatory, conditional, deductive, dialectic, discursive, enthymematic, enumerative, epagogic, examinational, examinatorial, examining, explorational, explorative, exploratory, fact-finding, feeling, geometric, groping, heuristic, hypothetical, indagative, inductive, inferential, inspectional, inspectorial, investigational, investigative, investigatory, maieutic, mathematical, numeric, ratiocinative, ratiocinatory, rational, reasoning, schematic, segmental, soritical, subtle, syllogistic, synthetic, tentative, testing, trying, zetetic

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