Meanings
adjectiveanalytic (comparative more analytic, superlative most analytic)
comparative more analytic · superlative most analytic · alternative obsolete analytick
- Of, or relating to division into elements or principles.
- human sciencesthat follows necessarily by definition; tautologous.
- mathematicsOf, or relating to algebra or a similar method of analysis.
- mathematical analysisBeing defined in terms of objects of differential calculus such as derivatives.
- mathematicsBeing able to be locally represented by convergent power series around every point of the domain.
- human sciencesOf a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the arrangement of uninflected function words within sentences to indicate meaning.
As for syntax and morphology, the Belter Creole can be categorized as an analytic or isolating language as it uses a high quantity of particles and does not show cases of morphological inflection.
2021 October 5, Gessica Puccini, “Lang Belta: the Belter language from SYFY/Amazon’s The Expanse”, in Lingoblog
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of “logical”
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adjectiveusing or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole — intellectual or substantial — into its elemental parts or basic principles)
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adjectiveexpressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection
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adjectiveof a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀναλυτικός
- Englishanalytic
From Ancient Greek ἀναλυτικός (analutikós).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian аналитичен, аналитичен
- аналитичен (analitičen)relating to division into elements or principles
- аналитичен (analitičen)relating to algebra
- аналитичен (analitičen)defined in terms of differential calculus
- аналитичен (analitičen)able to analyze
- аналитичен (analitičen)relating to analysis
Catalan analític
- analíticrelating to analysis
Czech analytický
- analytickýrelating to analysis
Esperanto analiza, analitika
- analizarelating to division into elements or principles
- analitikarelating to algebra
- analitikadefined in terms of differential calculus
- analizemaable to analyze
- analizausing multiple simple words
- analizarelating to analysis
Finnish analyyttinen, erittelevä
- analyyttinenrelating to division into elements or principles
- erittelevärelating to division into elements or principles
- analyyttinenrelating to algebra
- analyyttinendefined in terms of differential calculus
- analyyttinenable to analyze
- analyyttinenusing multiple simple words
- analyyttinenrelating to analysis
French analytique, analytique
- analytiquerelating to division into elements or principles
- analytiquerelating to algebra
- analytiquedefined in terms of differential calculus
- analytiqueable to analyze
- analytiqueusing multiple simple words
- analytiquerelating to analysis
German analytisch, analytisch
- analytischrelating to division into elements or principles
- analytischrelating to algebra
- analytischable to analyze
- analytischusing multiple simple words
- analytischrelating to analysis
Greek αναλυτικός, αναλυτικός
- αναλυτικός (analytikós)relating to division into elements or principles
- αναλυτικός (analytikós)relating to algebra
- αναλυτικός (analytikós)defined in terms of differential calculus
- αναλυτικός (analytikós)able to analyze
- αναλυτικός (analytikós)relating to analysis
Hindi वैश्लेषिक, विश्लेषक
- वैश्लेषिक (vaiśleṣik)relating to analysis
- विश्लेषक (viśleṣak)relating to analysis
- विश्लेषणात्मक (viśleṣṇātmak)relating to analysis
- विश्लेषीय (viśleṣīya)relating to analysis
Irish anailíseach
- anailíseachrelating to analysis
Italian analitico, analitico
- analiticoable to analyze
- analiticorelating to analysis
Latvian analītisks, analītisks
- analītisksable to analyze
- analītisksrelating to analysis
Polish analityczny, analityczny
- analitycznyrelating to division into elements or principles
- analitycznyable to analyze
- analitycznyusing multiple simple words
- analitycznyrelating to analysis
Portuguese analítico, analítico
- analíticoable to analyze
- analíticousing multiple simple words
- analíticorelating to analysis
Romanian analitic, analitic
- analiticusing multiple simple words
- analiticrelating to analysis
Russian аналити́ческий, аналити́ческий
- аналити́ческий (analitíčeskij)relating to division into elements or principles
- аналити́ческий (analitíčeskij)relating to algebra
- аналити́ческий (analitíčeskij)defined in terms of differential calculus
- аналити́ческий (analitíčeskij)able to analyze
- аналити́ческий (analitíčeskij)relating to analysis
Spanish analítico, analítico
- analíticoable to analyze
- analíticorelating to analysis
Swedish analytisk, analytisk
- analytiskrelating to division into elements or principles
- analytiskdefined in terms of differential calculus
- analytiskable to analyze
- analytiskrelating to analysis
- compounds with analysrelating to analysis
Tagalog suriin, suriin
- suriinrelating to division into elements or principles
- suriinrelating to algebra
- suriindefined in terms of differential calculus
- suriinrelating to analysis
Turkish analitik, tahlili
- analitikrelating to analysis
- tahlilirelating to analysis
Ukrainian аналіти́чний, аналіти́чний
- аналіти́чний (analitýčnyj)relating to division into elements or principles
- аналіти́чний (analitýčnyj)able to analyze
- аналіти́чний (analitýčnyj)relating to analysis
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with analytic
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
analytic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analytic
MLA
“analytic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analytic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “analytic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analytic.
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