Definition of analytic

• using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus; "analytic statics"
• using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles); "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind"
• expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection