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Generally speaking, '''analytic''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''ἀναλυτικός'' - ''analytikos'') refers to the "having the ability to analyze" or "division into elements or principles."
==Chemistry==
* [[Analytical chemistry]], the analysis of material samples to learn their chemical composition and structure
* [[Analytical technique]]
* [[Analytical concentration]]
==Mathematics==
* [[Analytic geometry]], the study of geometry using the principles of algebra
* [[Analytic combinatorics]]
* [[Analytic number theory]], a branch of number theory that uses methods from mathematical analysis
* [[Abstract analytic number theory]], the application of ideas and techniques from analytic number theory to other mathematical fields
* [[Analytic function]]
* [[Analytic continuation]], a technique to extend the domain of definition of a given analytic function
* [[Analytic variety]], the set of common solutions of several equations involving analytic functions
* [[Analytic capacity]]
* Analytic solution: a solution to a problem that can be written in "closed form" in terms of known functions, constants, etc. <ref>Weisstein, Eric W. "Analytic." From MathWorld - A Wolfram Web Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Analytic.html</ref>
===Set theory===
* [[Analytic set]]
* [[Analytical hierarchy]]
* [[Lightface analytic game]]
===Proof theory===
* [[Analytic proof]], in structural proof theory, a proof whose structure is simple in a special way
* [[Method of analytic tableaux]], a fundamental concept in automated theorem proving
===Other areas===
* [[Analytic element method]], a numerical method used to solve partial differential equations
* [[Analytic manifold]], a topological manifold with analytic transition maps
==Philosophy==
* [[Analytic philosophy]]
* [[Analytic proposition]], a statement whose truth can be determined solely through analysis of its meaning
* [[Analytical Thomism]], the movement to present the thought of Thomas Aquinas in the style of modern analytic philosophy
* [[Postanalytic philosophy]]
==Psychology==
* [[Analytical psychology]], part of the Jungian psychology movement
* [[Analytical psychodrama]]
* [[Individual analytical psychodrama]]
* [[Cognitive analytic therapy]]
==Sociology==
* [[Analytic induction]], the systematic examination of similarities between various social phenomena to develop concepts or ideas
* [[Analytic frame]], a detailed sketch or outline of some social phenomenon, representing initial idea of a scientist analyzing this phenomenon
==May also describe==
* [[Analytic language]], a natural language in which most morphemes are free (separate), instead of fused together
* [[Analytic signal]], a particular representation of a signal
* [[Analytical mechanics]], a refined, highly mathematical form of classical mechanics
* [[Analytical Marxism]], an interpretation of Marxism
* [[Analytical jurisprudence]], the use of analytical reasoning to study legal theory
* [[Analytic cubism]], one of two major branches of the cubism artistic movement
* [[Analytical-Literal Translation]], a very literal translation of the Bible
* [[Analytical skills]]
* [[Analytical software]]
* [[Analytical IT]]
* Analytic grammar, a kind of [[formal grammar]] that works by successively reducing input strings to simpler forms
* Analytical balance, a very high precision (0.1 mg or better) [[Weighing scale#Laboratory balances|weighing scale]]
* Analytical ultracentrifuge, an [[Ultracentrifuge#Analytical Ultracentrifuge|ultracentrifuge]] that can monitor samples while they're being spun
==See also==
* [[Synthesis]]
* [[Analytical engine]], a 19th century mechanical general-purpose computer designed by Charles Babbage
* [[Analytical Society]], a 19th century British group who promoted the use of Leibnizian or analytical calculus, as opposed to Newtonian calculus
==References==
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