| Adj. | 1. | analytic - using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus; "analytic statics"math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | |
| 2. | analytic - using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles); "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind"synthetical, synthetic - involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch | |
| 3. | analytic - expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflectionsynthetic - systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words | |
| 4. | analytic - of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference a priori - involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment" deductive - involving inferences from general principles logical - capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind" synthetical, synthetic - of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition" | |