Relating to or using analysis or logical reasoning. Her analytic approach to problem-solving helped the team find a solution quickly.
Involving the careful and systematic examination of something. The scientist's analytic skills were crucial in interpreting the complex data.
Pertaining to a method of analysis in mathematics or logic. The analytic method used in the proof was both elegant and efficient.
In philosophy and logic, (of a proposition or statement) true in virtue of the meanings of its terms; self-evidently true; logically necessary. 'All bachelors are unmarried' is an analytic truth often cited in discussions of analytic versus synthetic statements.
In linguistics, (of a language) expressing grammatical relationships chiefly through separate words rather than through inflection; isolating. Mandarin Chinese is an analytic language with virtually no noun or verb inflection.