| analog |
representing information by physical measurements. |
| analog clock |
a clock that displays the time using a long hand to show the hour and a short hand to show the minutes. |
| analog computer |
a computer that uses physical quantities such as pressure or electric voltages to represent data. (Cf. digital computer.) |
| analogical |
of, expressing, or based on a certain similarity between two items that are otherwise dissimilar. |
| analogize |
to reason or argue by use of analogy. [3 definitions] |
| analogous |
similar or corresponding in the manner of an analogy. [2 definitions] |
| analogue |
something similar to something else. [2 definitions] |
| analogy |
similarity or correspondence between two otherwise dissimilar things. [5 definitions] |
| anal-retentive |
in psychoanalysis, having or showing unusual obstinacy, frugality, or an excessive concern with trivial details that supposedly results from conflict over toilet training in childhood. [2 definitions] |
| analysand |
a person who is undergoing psychoanalysis. |
| analyse |
a spelling of "analyze" used in Canada and Britain. See "analyze" for more information. |
| analyses |
plural of analysis. |
| analysis |
careful scrutiny of constituent parts in order to thoroughly understand the whole. [4 definitions] |
| analyst |
someone trained and licensed in the profession of psychoanalysis. [2 definitions] |
| analytic |
of, pertaining to, or resulting from analysis. [2 definitions] |
| analytical |
of, pertaining to, or resulting from analysis; analytic. [2 definitions] |
| analytical chemistry |
an area of chemistry dealing with determining and identifying the types or quantities of compounds and mixtures, or their proportions, in a specific substance. |
| analytic geometry |
a branch of geometry that uses algebraic equations to determine distance or the like by using variables defined by coordinates; Cartesian geometry. |
| analytic philosophy |
a type of philosophy that uses common language and everyday experiences to analyze concepts. |
| analytic psychology |
a variation of psychoanalysis developed by Carl Jung. |
| analytics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of logic that deals with the process of analyzing. |