Definition of ANALYTICAL

analytical

Adjective

  • using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)
    • "analytical reasoning"
    • "an analytical mind"
  • of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts
  • Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.

Examples

  • an analytical experiment
  • an analytical mind

Origin / Etymology

Compare with French analytique. See analysis.

Synonyms

analytic

Antonyms

synthetic

Scrabble Score: 15

analytical: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
analytical: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
analytical: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

analytical: valid Words With Friends Word