{ An′a‐lyt″ic (�), An′a‐lyt″ic‐al (�), } a. [Gr. �: cf. F. analytique. See Analysis.] Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; — opposed to synthetic.
Analytical or coördinate geometry. See under Geometry. — Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings. — Analytical table(Nat. Hist.), a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names.