Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts

    an analytical experiment

    using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole — intellectual or substantial — into its elemental parts or basic principles)

  2. Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.

    an analytical mind

Origin

Compare with French analytique. See analysis.

Compare with French analytique. See analysis.

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Forms

more analytical, most analytical
Comparativemore analytical Lesson
Superlativemost analytical Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience:analytic
  • using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole — intellectual or substantial — into its elemental parts or basic principles):analytic

Word family

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See also

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