analytical definition
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. The definition of analytical is someone who studies and examines the elemental parts of something, or is something related to the study of small parts of a whole. Making a decision by looking at all the factors involved is an example of making an analytical decision.
: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic: as a: involving direct observation of the patient b: based on or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptoms. 2. : analytical or coolly dispassionate. â clinÂ·iÂ·calÂ·ly \-k(É-)lÄ\ adverb. See clinical defined for English-language learners.