over-analytic

o·ver-an·a·lyt·ic

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver an-l-it-ik or an-l-it-i-kuh l]
- /ˈoʊ vər ˌæn lˈɪt ɪk or ˌæn lˈɪt ɪ kəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver an-l-it-ik or an-l-it-i-kuh l]
- /ˈoʊ vər ˌæn lˈɪt ɪk or ˌæn lˈɪt ɪ kəl/

Definitions of over-analytic word

adjective over-analytic pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic). 1
adjective over-analytic skilled in or habitually using analysis. 1
adjective over-analytic (of a language) characterized by a relatively frequent use of function words, auxiliary verbs, and changes in word order to express syntactic relations, rather than of inflected forms. Compare synthetic (def 3), polysynthetic (def 1). 1
adjective over-analytic Logic. (of a proposition) necessarily true because its denial involves a contradiction, as “All husbands are married.”. 1
adjective over-analytic Mathematics. (of a function of a complex variable) having a first derivative at all points of a given domain; holomorphic; regular. (of a curve) having parametric equations that represent analytic functions. (of a proof) using analysis. 1

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-90; < Medieval Latin analȳticus < Greek analȳtikós, equivalent to analy- (see analysis) + -tikos -tic

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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