analytical

English Thesaurus

1. of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience (adj.all)

also	:	a priori,
definition	:	involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact (adj.all)

also	:	deductive,
definition	:	involving inferences from general principles (adj.all)

also	:	logical,
definition	:	capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning (adj.all)

domain category	:	logic,
definition	:	the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	synthetic, synthetical,
definition	:	of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts (adj.all)

2. using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) (adj.all)

antonym	:	synthetic, synthetical,
definition	:	involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis (adj.all)

derivation	:	analysis,
definition	:	an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole (noun.act)

derivation	:	analyticity,
definition	:	the property of being analytic (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	analysis, analytic thinking,
definition	:	the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations (noun.cognition)

3. of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience (adj.all)

antonym	:	synthetic, synthetical,
definition	:	of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts (adj.all)

4. using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) (adj.all)

antonym	:	synthetic, synthetical,
definition	:	involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis (adj.all)

derivation	:	analysis,
definition	:	an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole (noun.act)

derivation	:	analyticity,
definition	:	the property of being analytic (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	analysis, analytic thinking,
definition	:	the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations (noun.cognition)