Analytic

Analytic or analytical may refer to:

Chemistry

 * Analytical chemistry, the analysis of material samples to learn their chemical composition and structure
 * Analytical technique, a method that is used to determine the concentration of a chemical compound or chemical element
 * Analytical concentration

Mathematics

 * Abstract analytic number theory, the application of ideas and techniques from analytic number theory to other mathematical fields
 * Analytic combinatorics, a branch of combinatorics that describes combinatorial classes using generating functions
 * Analytic element method, a numerical method used to solve partial differential equations
 * Analytic expression or analytic solution, a mathematical expression using well-known operations that lend themselves readily to calculation
 * Analytic geometry, the study of geometry based on numerical coordinates rather than axioms
 * Analytic number theory, a branch of number theory that uses methods from mathematical analysis

Mathematical analysis

 * Analytic function, a function that is locally given by a convergent power series
 * Analytic capacity, a number that denotes how big a certain bounded analytic function can become
 * Analytic continuation, a technique to extend the domain of definition of a given analytic function
 * Analytic manifold, a topological manifold with analytic transition maps
 * Analytic variety, the set of common solutions of several equations involving analytic functions

Set theory

 * Analytical hierarchy, an extension of the arithmetical hierarchy
 * Analytic set, the continuous image of a Polish space

Proof theory

 * Analytic proof, in structural proof theory, a proof whose structure is simple in a special way
 * Analytic tableau, a tree structure used to analyze logical formulas

Computer science

 * Analytic or reductive grammar, a kind of formal grammar that works by successively reducing input strings to simpler forms
 * Analytics, to find meaningful patterns in data

Other science and technology

 * Analytic signal, a particular representation of a signal
 * Analytical mechanics, a refined, highly mathematical form of classical mechanics
 * Analytical balance, a very high precision (0.1 mg or better) weighing scale

Philosophy

 * Analytic philosophy, a style of philosophy that came to dominate English-speaking countries in the 20th century
 * 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, describes a detachment from the mainstream philosophical movement of analytic philosophy, which is the predominant school of thought in English-speaking countries

Psychology

 * Analytical psychology, part of the Jungian psychology movement
 * Cognitive analytic therapy, a form of psychological therapy initially developed in the UK by Anthony Ryle
 * Psychoanalysis, a set of psychological and psychotherapeutic theories and associated techniques

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

Politics

 * Analytical Marxism, an interpretation of Marxism

Linguistics

 * Analytic language, a natural language in which most morphemes are free (separate), instead of fused together

Other areas

 * Analytical jurisprudence, the use of analytical reasoning to study legal theory
 * Analytic journalism, seeks to make sense of a complex reality in order to create public understanding
 * Analytic cubism, one of two major branches of the cubism artistic movement
 * Analytical skills