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analytic

adjective

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

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Word length
8
Starts with
A
Ends with
C
Contains
NA
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˌænəˈlɪtɪk

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adjective

  1. Of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience

    “‘all spinsters are unmarried’ is an analytic proposition”

adjective

  1. Expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection

adjective

  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”

adjective

  1. Using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus

    “Analytic statics”

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Example Sentences

‘all spinsters are unmarried’ is an analytic proposition
An analytic experiment
An analytic approach
A keenly analytic man
Analytical reasoning
An analytical mind
Analytic statics

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