1(also isolating) (linguistics) (of languages) using word order rather than word endings to show the functions of words in a sentence compare synthetic, agglutinative2= analyticalCheck pronunciation: [..]

c. 1600, from Medieval Latin analyticus, from Greek analytikos "analytical," from analytos "dissolved" (see analysis).

A language is analytic if it requires a certain word order to make grammatical sense--often this requires extensive use of prepositions and auxiliary verbs. For instance, take the sentence, " [..]

using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus; "analytic statics" using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial-- [..]

(adj) using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus(adj) using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic p [..]

A term used for a language which tends to use free morphemes to indicate grammatical categories. Examples are Modern English and French to a certain extent. Other languages, such as Chinese or Vietnam [..]

Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; opposed to synthetic. Analytical or coordinate geometry. See Geometry. Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterised by grammatical endings. Analytical table, a table in which the characteristics of [..]

Often means 'algebraic', as opposed to 'numeric'. E.g., in the context of taking a derivative, which could sometimes be calculated numerically on a computer, but is usually done an [..]

a statement or an item of knowledge which is true solely because of its conformity to some logical laws. (Cf. synthetic.)