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(adjective) (logic) of a proposition; necessarily true independent of fact or experience, as "all spinsters are unmarried" |
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Synonyms: analytical |
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Antonyms: synthetic |
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(adjective) (linguistics) expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection |
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Synonyms: uninflected |
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Antonyms: synthetic |
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(adjective) using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles); "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind" |
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Synonyms: analytical |
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Antonyms: synthetic |
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(adjective) (math) using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus; "analytic statics" |
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