analytic

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. analytique. See Analysis. ] Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; -- opposed to synthetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Logic) of a proposition; necessarily true independent of fact or experience, such as “all spinsters are unmarried”. Opposite of synthetic. Also See: a priori, deductive, logical. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. 1 exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations; as, analytic reasoning; an analytical discussion.
Syn. -- appraising(prenominal), evaluative. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. capable of or given to analyzing; -- of people. an analytical mind [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Analytical geometry or
coördinate 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an analytical manner. [ 1913 Webster ]