analytic
adjective
an·a·lyt·ic
ˌa-nə-ˈli-tik 
variants
or analytical
1
2
: being a proposition (such as "no bachelor is married") whose truth is evident from the meaning of the words it contains compare synthetic
3
: skilled in or using analysis especially in thinking or reasoning
a keenly analytic person/mind
an analytical study
4
linguistics
: characterized by the use of function words rather than inflectional forms to express grammatical relationships
analytic languages
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mathematics
: treated or treatable by or using the methods of algebra and calculus
7
mathematics
a
of a function of a real variable
: capable of being expanded in a Taylor's series in powers of x − h in some neighborhood of the point h
b
of a function of a complex variable
: differentiable at every point in some neighborhood of a given point
Examples of analytic in a Sentence
presented a very analytical argument for the defendant's guilt
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The breakthrough for me ... for the analytic people to consistently be able to measure where the ball's hitting each player's bat, and design bats specifically for each hitter, is just brilliant.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
This means using advanced analytic insights to take a proactive approach to CX, where organizations use diagnostics, predictions, and prescriptions to manage the experiences of all customers rather than reacting to feedback from a small percentage who respond to surveys.
—Forrester, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Near the end of the session, Holmes acknowledged that the group was violating analytic tradition by attending so closely to the social and the cultural—categories that had historically been seen as beyond the purview of psychoanalysis.
—Maggie Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Final Advice While advanced analytic techniques are uncommon in CX practices today, CX programs and leaders should challenge themselves and find a path to facilitate, collaborate, or expand the CX mandate to pursue a more quantitative approach that will prepare them for the future of CX.
—Forrester, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
This means using advanced analytic insights to take a proactive approach to CX, where organizations use diagnostics, predictions, and prescriptions to manage the experiences of all customers rather than reacting to feedback from a small percentage who respond to surveys.
—Forrester, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Near the end of the session, Holmes acknowledged that the group was violating analytic tradition by attending so closely to the social and the cultural—categories that had historically been seen as beyond the purview of psychoanalysis.
—Maggie Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Final Advice While advanced analytic techniques are uncommon in CX practices today, CX programs and leaders should challenge themselves and find a path to facilitate, collaborate, or expand the CX mandate to pursue a more quantitative approach that will prepare them for the future of CX.
—Forrester, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Analytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analytic. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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analytic
adjective
an·a·lyt·ic
ˌan-ə-ˈlit-ik
variants
or analytical
1
a
: of or relating to analysis
b
: separating something into its parts or elements
2
: skilled in or using analysis
a keenly analytic person
Medical Definition
analytic
adjective
an·a·lyt·ic
ˌan-ᵊl-ˈit-ik
variants
or analytical
1
: of or relating to analysis
especially
: separating something into component parts or constituent elements
2
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