单词 | analytics |
释义 | analyticsn. 1. a. Chiefly Philosophy. The science or method of using analysis to examine something complex; spec. the branch of logic that deals with analysis, esp. with reference to the book of the same name by Aristotle.The Analytics of Aristotle (384–322 b.c.) consisted of two separate works, the Prior Analytics and the Posterior Analytics. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > [noun] > logical analysis partitionc1450 division1551 resolution1557 analytics1574 distribution1588 analysis1756 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > [noun] > logical analysis > science, doctrine, or use of analytics1574 1574 R. MacIlmaine tr. P. de La Ramée Logike 9 That all the rules and preceptes of thine arte be of necessitie tru, whiche Aristotle requirethe in the seconde booke of his Analitikes. a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. A2v Liue and die in Aristotles workes: Sweete Analutikes, tis thou hast rauisht me. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 453 Aristotles first booke of Analitickes. 1641 T. Hobbes Lett. in Wks. (1845) VII. 462 A better philosopher [sc. Florimond de Beaune] in my opinion then De Cartes, and not inferior to him in the analytiques. 1770 J. Beattie Ess. Truth i. i. 34 Aristotle treats of self-evident principles..in the fourth book of his Metaphysics, and in the first book of his latter Analytics. 1800 R. Bisset Douglas IV. 61 I teach all the arts and sciences; Greek, Latin, Mathematics, Metaphysics, Analytics, Synthetics, Arithmetic. 1857 J. Stephen Lect. Hist. France (ed. 3) II. xvii. 154 Skill in the science of moral analytics. 1892 Cent. Mag. Apr. 821/1 Clubs are formed for its [sc. poetry] study and enjoyment, where..masters and mistresses of analytics, devote nights to the elucidation of a single verse or phrase. 1958 T. F. Stcherbatsky Buddhist Logic (1962) I. iv. iv. 457 This second act of the drama, establishing the Categories of relation between concepts and their relation to ultimate Reality, can be called the act of Transcendental Analytics. 1960 N. Gilbert Renaissance Concepts of Method i. i. 27 The title of the Analytics (Prior and Posterior) was a constant source of bewilderment to the commentators. What was being ‘analyzed’ in these works? 1990 J. M. Tito Logic in Husserlian Context i. 21 This distinction between nomological and concrete science is not an analytical distinction, and so is not one that can be made from the standpoint of pure analytics alone. b. The collation and analysis of data or statistics, esp. by computer, typically for financial or commercial purposes; the data that results from this; (also) software used for this purpose. ΚΠ 1966 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 15 Oct. 377/1 A correct conclusion from the analytics of comparative statics. 1980 Amer. Banker (Nexis) 25 July Understanding the analytics, setting servicing standards, and selling the system to branch operating folks. 2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. 9/7 (advt.) All the features active traders need, including news, charts, analytics and direct trading capabilities. 2009 A. Kaushik Web Analytics 2·0 xiii. 394 In the last few years I have implemented at least 25 analytics tools on my blog. 2. Mathematics. The algebraic branches of mathematics; algebra; calculus. Cf. analysis n. 5. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > algebra > [noun] algebra1551 almacabala1570 Rule of Coss1570 analytics1656 universal mathematics1673 figurative arithmetic1690 universal arithmetic1720 characteristic equation1857 1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. iii. xx. 229 I should there have spoken of the Analyticks of Geometricians. 1686 Philos. Trans. 1685 (Royal Soc.) 15 1104 My design being to trace this of the Analyticks (as the Greeks call'd it) or Algebra (as the Arabs). 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) To the modern Analyticks, principally, belong Algebra. 1762 T. Walter New Math. Dict. Variable, in geometry, and analytics, is a term applied to such quantities as either increase or diminish, according as some other quantity either increases or diminishes. 1814 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 104 440 On the Calculus of Generating Functions... In the present state of analytics, this may even be considered as the more precious advantage of the two. 1895 Amer. Math. Monthly 2 173 Not only did Bowditch give him valuable instruction in geometry and analytics, but also acted as his mathematical adviser. 1926 L. E. Dickson Mod. Algebraic Theories v. 99 Since the axis of rotation ON is now Oz, we have X = x cos α − y sin α..by plane analytics. By solid analytics, we have x = l1w1 + l2w2 + l3w3. 1937 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 19 726 Analytical geometry with sufficient solid analytics to enable the student to think, draw, and visualize in three dimensions. 1989 N. Guicciardini Devel. Newtonian Calculus in Brit. ix. 138 The followers of Babbage, Herschel and Peacock..very soon realized the sterility of their infatuation with Lagrangian analytics. 2005 J. Stedall in N. Malcolm & J. Stedall John Pell ii. 272 Such notes..are perhaps some of the first hints of the book on Analytics, or algebra, that Pell's friends came to expect of him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1574 |
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