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Analytic \An`a*lyt"ic\, Analytical \An`a*lyt"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:
cf. F. analytique. See {Analysis}.]
Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or
constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; -- opposed
to {synthetic}.
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analytical \analytical\ adj.
1. of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2).
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2. (Logic) of a proposition; necessarily true independent of
fact or experience, such as "all spinsters are unmarried".
Opposite of {synthetic}. Also See: {a priori},
{deductive, {logical}.
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3. 1 exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations;
as, analytic reasoning; an analytical discussion.

Syn: appraising(prenominal), evaluative.
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4. capable of or given to analyzing; -- of people. an
analytical mind
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{Analytical geometry} or {co["o]rdinate 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.
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