1. (mathematics) using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus
   "analytic statics"
    
2. Using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole — intellectual or substantial — into its elemental parts or basic principles)
   "an analytic experiment"; "a keenly analytic man";
   - analytical
    
3. (linguistics) expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection
   "English is considered an analytic language compared to Latin";
   - uninflected
    
4. (logic) of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience
   "‘all spinsters are unmarried’ is an analytic proposition";
   - analytical
    
5. (maths) complex valued and complex differentiable
   "The function f(z) = eanalyticz is holomorphic on the entire complex plane";
   - holomorphic

See also: a priori, deductive, isolating, logical

Antonym: synthetic

Encyclopedia: Analytic