What does "analytical" mean?

Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts

How do you pronounce "analytical"?

Pronounced //ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl//.

Common synonyms include: a fortiori, a posteriori, a priori, academic course, academic dissent, academic grammar.

/ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts
"an analytical experiment"
2
Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.
"an analytical mind"

Adjective

1
of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience wordnet
2
using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole — intellectual or substantial — into its elemental parts or basic principles) wordnet

"Carl Gustav Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, always respected the religious convictions of his patients very much."

Compare with French analytique. See analysis.