Analytical

//ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts

    "an analytical experiment"

  2. 2
    Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.

    "an analytical mind"

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

Etymology

Compare with French analytique. See analysis.

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