01 a. Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; -- opposed to…
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Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; -- opposed to synthetic.
Phrases & compounds
Analytical [or] coördinate geometry —
See under Geometry.
Analytic language —
a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings.
Analytical table —
a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names.