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analytic

Relating to or using analysis or logical reasoning. / In linguistics, describing a language that uses helper words rather than changing word endings to show grammar.
Adjective

This term carries a clinical, detached feeling, suggesting a process of breaking a complex whole into smaller, manageable parts to understand how they function. It implies a rigorous, step-by-step methodology that prioritizes logic and evidence over intuition or emotion.

In professional settings, calling someone an analytic thinker suggests they are precise and objective, but in social contexts, it can sometimes imply a lack of warmth or a tendency to overthink simple human interactions.

Meanings

Adjective

Relating to or using analysis or logical reasoning.

The philosopher took an analytic approach to the problem.

Adjective

In linguistics, describing a language that uses helper words rather than changing word endings to show grammar.

Chinese is often cited as a primarily analytic language.

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