An analytical way of doing something involves the use of logical reasoning.
I have an analytical approach to every survey.
analytically (ænəlɪtɪkli)adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective]
A teacher can encourage children to think analytically.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Analytical research involves using chemical analysis.
All raw materials are subjected to our latest analytical techniques.
analytical in American English
(ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl)
adjective
analytic
Derived forms
analytically (ˌanaˈlytically)
adverb
Examples of 'analytical' in a sentence
analytical
Suzie's written essays revealed a quick, analytical mind and a thirst for knowledge.
Debbie Macomber ANGELS EVERYWHERE (2002)
In other languages
analytical
British English: analytical ADJECTIVE
An analytical way of doing something involves the use of logical reasoning.
I have an analytical approach to every survey.
American English: analytical
Brazilian Portuguese: analítico
Chinese: 分析的
European Spanish: analítico
French: analytique
German: analytisch
Italian: analitico
Japanese: 分析的な
Korean: 분석적인
European Portuguese: analítico
Latin American Spanish: analítico
All related terms of 'analytical'
analytical reagent
a chemical compound of a known high standard of purity
analytical chemistry
a branch of chemistry that deals with the identification of compounds and mixtures ( qualitative analysis ) or the determination of the proportions of the constituents ( quantitative analysis): techniques commonly used are titration , precipitation , spectroscopy , chromatography , etc.
analytical geometry
the branch of geometry that uses algebraic notation and analysis to locate a geometric point in terms of a coordinate system; coordinate geometry
analytical philosophy
a school of philosophy which flourished in the first half of the 20th century and which sought to resolve philosophical problems by analysing the language in which they are expressed, esp in terms of formal logic as in Russell's theory of descriptions
analytical psychology
a school of psychoanalysis founded by Jung as a result of disagreements with Freud
analytic philosophy
a 20th-cent. philosophic movement characterized by its method of analyzing concepts and statements in the light of common experience and ordinary language so as to eliminate confusions of thought and resolve many traditional philosophical problems
coordinate geometry
the branch of geometry that uses algebraic notation and analysis to locate a geometric point in terms of a coordinate system; coordinate geometry