analytical

analytical
    adj 1: 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}]
    2: 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]
    

analytical \analytical\ adj.
   1. of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2).
      [WordNet 1.5]

   2. (Logic) of a proposition; necessarily true independent of
      fact or experience, such as "all spinsters are unmarried".
      Opposite of {synthetic}. Also See: {a priori},
    

51 Moby Thesaurus words for "analytical":
      a fortiori, a posteriori, a priori, algebraic, analytic,
      categorical, classificatory, conditional, deductive, 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, maieutic,
      mathematical, numeric, ratiocinative, ratiocinatory, rational,
      reasoning, schematic, segmental, soritical, subtle, syllogistic,
      synthetic, tentative, testing, trying, zetetic