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analytical

analytical

51 5.1
Using careful thinking to study something by looking at its parts
  • adjective
  • /ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl/
translation icon : analítico
  • To solve the problem, you need to take an analytical approach and consider each factor individually.
  • analytical skills
  • analytical tools
  • analytical procedures

I don't think there's a simple analytical way to solve it.

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Examples

  • The researchers selected factor analysis as the analytical method to determine the underlying structures of the themes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • This is our rationality, our reason, our analytical capacities.

  • But I want now to turn to some more analytical thinking.

  • The key is to use these analytical skills to produce positive effects for everyone.

    Academic text (2013)
  • My job is to access and interpret data to produce analytical results.

  • It's inspiring to see a great analytical mind at work.

  • The president is a thoughtful, analytical guy.

  • This is the finest kind of intellectual, analytical work.

  • We were both very analytical, very detail oriented, and interested in an intelligent approach to everything.

  • The products created by students demonstrate the acquisition of analytical skills and the making of connections across artistic forms.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

analytic
vsanalytical
11 5.7

Using careful thinking to break a problem into parts

is the longer adjective form used the same way
discursive
vsanalytical
  • Formal
1 8.2

Thinking in a careful step by step way to reach a conclusion

focuses on breaking a whole into parts rather than step by step argument

Antonyms

34 5.5

Felt without thinking, like a quick natural reaction

Compounds

An early painting style that shows objects as flat geometric shapes and uses soft colors

analytical balance
  • Specialized
6.7

A very accurate scale used in labs to weigh tiny amounts

analytical review
  • Specialized
6.7

A check of financial numbers to find unusual changes or mistakes

analytical geometry
  • Specialized
5.5

A branch of math that uses algebra and coordinates to study shapes and lines

factor analytical
  • Specialized
8.2

Relating to a method in data analysis that finds a few hidden causes of many measured things

How Analytical

rigorous
85 6.7
systematic
66 4.6
analytical
51 5.1
intuitive
34 5.5
unsystematic
1 6.3

Surface Forms

analytical positive
analyticaler comparative
analyticalest superlative

Morphology

analytical = analytic (semi-transparent) = analyt + ic + al

The word is transparently built on the adjective 'analytic' plus -al, but the exact learner-facing meaning is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Analytical comes from old Greek parts ana- 'up' and lysis 'loosen', which together give the idea of 'breaking up'. You can see the same root in analyze and analysis, so being analytical means you study something by breaking it into parts to understand it.