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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Analytic \An'a*lyt"ic\, Analytical \An'a*lyt"ic*al\, adjective [Gr. ?: cf. F. analytique. See {Analysis}.] Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; -- opposed to {synthetic}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
analytic
adjective
1: using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus; "analytic statics"
2: 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" [syn: {analytical}] [ant: {synthetic}]
3: expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection [syn: {uninflected}] [ant: {synthetic}]
4: of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "'all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition" [syn: {analytical}] [ant: {synthetic}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "analytic": a fortiori, a posteriori, a priori, acute, algebraic, analytical, categorical, classificatory, conditional, deductive, deep, 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, keen, maieutic, mathematical, numeric, penetrating, piercing, profound, ratiocinative, ratiocinatory, rational, reasoning, schematic, segmental, sharp, soritical, subtle, syllogistic, synthetic, tentative, testing, trying, zetetic
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