English Dictionary: analytic | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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; analytic reasoning; -- opposed to {synthetic}. {Analytical} or {co[94]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. |