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analytic

analytic

11 5.7
Using careful thinking to break a problem into parts
  • adjective
  • /əˈnælɪtɪk/
translation icon : analítico
  • We also consider how we may better support students in developing analytic writing skills.
  • an analytic approach
  • an analytic technique
  • an analytic method

Phase one being ideal for analytic, precise, detailed types of work.

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Examples

  • Seemingly, this method rewards efficient practice, since more methodical, analytic students will reach the desired performance level sooner.

    Academic text (2012)
  • What was the proportion of analytic writing completed by students across disciplinary classes?

    Academic text (2013)
  • Furthermore, all teachers articulated the importance of analytic writing as a component of instruction.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The remainder of this section provides an analytic structure that resolves some of that ambiguity.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The visual pattern of codes was used to answer the descriptive, analytic, and interpretive questions.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Moreover, by training and temperament, most lawyers prefer learning focused on analytic rather than noncognitive skills.

    Academic text (2017)
  • We intend this discussion only to illustrate the analytic, clinical, and policymaking utility of the time-patterned approach.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The professor emphasized that developing analytic skills is essential for solving complex problems in the course.

  • Students who take an analytic approach are better at breaking down difficult concepts into manageable parts.

  • She used analytic reasoning to evaluate the different factors contributing to the project's success.

Synonyms

analytical
vsanalytic
51 5.1

Using careful thinking to study something by looking at its parts

is the alternative adjective form with identical meaning

Antonyms

synthetic
  • Specialized
2 5.1

Bringing ideas or parts together to make a single whole

Compounds

analytic geometry
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A part of math that uses algebra and coordinates to study shapes

A way of looking at a problem by breaking it into smaller parts to see how they work together

factor analytic
  • Specialized
7.4

Relating to a method that finds a few hidden traits in lots of data

How Analytical

rigorous
85 6.7
systematic
66 4.6
analytic
11 5.7
intuitive
34 5.5
unreflective
1 7.0

Surface Forms

analytic positive
analytical positive

Morphology

analytic = analysis (transparent) = analyt + ic

The adjective denotes 'relating to analysis' or breaking into parts, a meaning learners can derive from 'analysis' plus '-ic'.

Etymology

Analytic comes from Greek parts ana- 'up' and lyein 'to loosen', the same root as analysis and analyze, meaning 'to break into parts'. That's why an analytic way of thinking looks at each part of a problem to understand the whole.