Meaning of 'analytic'

adjective

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

Example: "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"

Synonyms: analytical

adjective

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

Synonyms: uninflected

adjective

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

Example: "an analytic experiment"

Synonyms: analytical

adjective

using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus

Example: "analytic statics"