Analytic 625849 211761723 2008-05-12T00:05:01Z Farmanesh 327888 /* May also describe */ {{wiktionary|analytic}} {{seealso|Analysis}} {{TOCRight}} 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== {{Reflist}} {{disambig}} [[Category:Greek loanwords]] [[de:Analytik]] [[fi:Analyyttinen]]