analytic

analytic
    adj 1: 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"; "an analytic
       approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning";
       "an analytical mind" [syn: {analytic}, {analytical}] [ant:
       {synthetic}, {synthetical}]
    3: expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words
       rather than inflection [syn: {analytic}, {uninflected}] [ant:
       {synthetic}]
    4: of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact
       or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic
       proposition" [syn: {analytic}, {analytical}] [ant:
       {synthetic}, {synthetical}]
    

Analytic \An`a*lyt"ic\, Analytical \An`a*lyt"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:
   cf. F. analytique. See {Analysis}.]
   Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or
   constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; -- opposed
   to {synthetic}.
   [1913 Webster]
    

58 Moby Thesaurus words for "analytic":
      a fortiori, a posteriori, a priori, acute, algebraic, analytical,
      categorical, classificatory, conditional, deductive, deep,
      dialectic, discursive, enthymematic, enumerative, epagogic,
      examinational, examinatorial, examining, explorational,
      explorative, exploratory, fact-finding, feeling, geometric,
      groping, heuristic, hypothetical, indagative, inductive,
      inferential, inspectional, inspectorial, investigational,
      investigative, investigatory, keen, maieutic, mathematical,
      numeric, penetrating, piercing, profound, ratiocinative,
      ratiocinatory, rational, reasoning, schematic, segmental, sharp,
      soritical, subtle, syllogistic, synthetic, tentative, testing,
      trying, zetetic