analytical
- adjective
- /ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl/
- Specialized
- Finally, the schematic structures of these newly formed particles were proposed based on the analytical data.
- analytical philosophy
- analytical psychology
- analytical procedures
Examples
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For example, Sternberg's analytical intelligence is similar to Gardner's logical-mathematical, linguistic, and naturalistic intelligences.
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The theory has no analytical content; it is about form, it is not about substance.
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What are the basic concepts of Analytical Psychology?
Academic text (1991) -
Analytical intelligence involves basic cognition, including literacy and mathematical or logical thinking in problem solving.
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An analytical statement is true solely based on its meaning, regardless of external facts.
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In mathematics, an analytical approach involves breaking complex problems into simpler parts for clarity.
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The student provided an analytical response that demonstrated a deep understanding of the philosophical question.
Synonyms
True from the meaning of its words, not from facts or experience
Clearly true and impossible to doubt
Certainly true and impossible to doubt
Antonyms
Compounds
An early painting style that shows objects as flat geometric shapes and uses soft colors
- Specialized
A branch of math that uses algebra and coordinates to study shapes and lines
- Specialized
Relating to a method in data analysis that finds a few hidden causes of many measured things
Surface Forms
Morphology
analytical = analytic (opaque) = analyt + ic + al
The form is built from the analytic base plus -al, but this technical logical sense is not recoverable from the component meanings for most learners.
Etymology
Analytical comes from the same idea as analysis and analyze, meaning 'to break up' an idea to see its parts. That's why in philosophy an analytical statement is 'true by definition', because the truth is already inside the meaning.