1. the quality or state of being analytic; the property of being capable of analysis or characterized by analysis
Usage: formal; academic
2. in philosophy and logic, the property of a statement being true by virtue of the meanings of its terms alone
Usage: philosophy; logic
3. in mathematics, the property of a function being analytic (differentiable at every point in its domain)
Usage: mathematics; technical

Examples

• The analyticity of mathematical proofs makes them universally valid.
• Philosophers debate the analyticity of certain logical statements.
• The analyticity of the function was proven using complex analysis.
• Kant questioned the traditional distinction between analyticity and syntheticity.
• The concept's analyticity allows for precise logical examination.
• Students struggled to understand the analyticity of a priori knowledge.