ANALYTICAL

analytic, analytical

(adjective) of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; “‘all spinsters are unmarried’ is an analytic proposition”

analytic, analytical

(adjective) using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles); “an analytic experiment”; “an analytic approach”; “a keenly analytic man”; “analytical reasoning”; “an analytical mind”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

analytical (comparative more analytical, superlative most analytical)

Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts

Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.

Source: Wiktionary

An`a*lyt"ic, An`a*lyt"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. analytique. See Analysis.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning;

– opposed to synthetic. Analytical or coördinate geometry. See under Geometry.

– Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings.

– Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition