analytical
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• adjective
Relating to or using analysis or logical reasoning; skilled in examining things carefully and systematically by separating them into their constituent parts.
"Her strong analytical skills allowed her to identify the root cause of the software bug within minutes."
(Of a branch of science, especially chemistry) concerned with determining the qualitative and quantitative composition of substances.
"The university upgraded its analytical laboratory with high-precision mass spectrometers to test water samples."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Analytical" and "analytic" are interchangeable in general prose (e.g., "an analytical mind"), though "analytic" is preferred in fixed technical expressions within philosophy, linguistics, and mathematics (such as "analytic geometry" or "analytic philosophy").
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Late Latin analyticus, from Ancient Greek analytikos, derived from analyein meaning "to unloose" or "to resolve into elements" (from ana- "up, throughout" + lyein "to loosen").
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