analytic

adjective

of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience

expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection

using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)

using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus

Roots

anaana- · Greek · up, back lysis-lyt · Greek · loosen

Synonyms for analytic

analyticaladj deductiveadj inferentialadj mathematicaladj reasoningn syllogisticadj heuristicn

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The word analytic breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: ana-, from Greek ana (“up, back”); and -lyt, from Greek lysis (“loosen”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.