analytic
- adjective
- /əˈnælɪtɪk/
- Specialized
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analítico
- An analytic language relies on word order to convey meaning rather than changing word forms.
Examples
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The present study combines and elaborates analytic schemes that have been previously used to examine trends in the curriculum.
Academic text (2003) -
So start out with one pair of analytic terms and then try out the various variations of that term in the course of the paper.
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The suggestions and data were consolidated into the analytic framework.
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Standard 7 (having to do with evaluating music and music performance), Standard 8 (developing understandings about relationships between music, other arts, and other disciplines), and Standard 9 (understanding music in relation to history and culture) are all based on "language-analytic" reasoning.
Academic text (1999) -
In an analytic sentence, distinct words express grammatical relationships instead of inflections.
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English is considered an analytic language because it typically uses word combinations for grammatical purposes.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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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
How Agglutinative
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8.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Analytic comes from Greek parts ana- 'up' and lyein 'to loosen', and it is the same root as analysis and analyze, meaning 'to break into parts'. An analytic language shows meaning with separate words or helpers, so grammar is shown by 'broken' words rather than by word endings.