analytic

adjective

1. using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus

   adj.pert

   Examples

   Analytic statics.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   adj.all

   Examples

   An analytic experiment.

   An analytic approach.

   A keenly analytic man.

   Analytical reasoning.

   An analytical mind.

   Synonyms analytical

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection

   adj.all

   Synonyms uninflected

   Antonyms synthetic

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience

   adj.all

   Examples

   `all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition.

   Antonyms synthetic synthetical

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an <i>analytical</i> experiment; <i>analytic</i> reasoning; -- opposed to <i>synthetic</i>.

   adjective

   Source: webster1913