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Analytical
{
Anˊa-lyt′ic
,Anˊa-lyt′ic-al
, }Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
analytique
. See Analysis
.] Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts;
as, an
; – opposed to analytical
experimentsynthetic
. Analytical geometry
or coördinate 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.
Definition 2024
analytical
analytical
English
Adjective
analytical (comparative more analytical, superlative most analytical)
- Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment
- Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.
Derived terms
- analytical chemistry
- analytical table of contents
Related terms
Translations
analytic — see analytic