analitiche

Analitiche is the feminine plural form of the Italian adjective analitico/analitica, meaning analytic or pertaining to analysis. It agrees with feminine plural nouns, as in scienze analitiche, teorie analitiche, e procedure analitiche. The corresponding masculine forms are analitico (singular) and analitici (plural), while the feminine singular is analitica.

In usage, analitiche appears to describe approaches, methods, or descriptions that emphasize analysis, breakdown into parts, or logical and mathematical reasoning. Common collocations include geometria analitica (analytic geometry), equazioni analitiche (analytic equations), and tecniche o metodologie analitiche (analytic techniques or methodologies). The term often marks a contrast with more holistic or synthetic approaches, depending on the discipline.

In philosophy, filosofia analitica is the standard Italian designation for the analytic tradition, which focuses on logic, language, and empirical justification. In the sciences and mathematics, phrases such as metodi analitici (analytic methods) or approcci analitici (analytic approaches) denote procedures based on decomposition and precise reasoning. Analitiche thus functions as a flexible descriptor across fields, signaling an emphasis on analysis, formal reasoning, and explicit articulation of components.

Etymology: analitiche derives from the Italian form of the Latin analyticus, itself from the Greek analytikos, ultimately relating to analysis. It is cognate with terms in many Romance languages and with the English analytic/analytical. The word is primarily an adjectival form and is most commonly found in compound expressions rather than as an independent noun.