analytic thinking

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analytic thinking - the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relationsanalysisabstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logicalpartitioning, breakdown - an analysis into mutually exclusive categoriescost-benefit analysis - an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costsdissection - a minute and critical analysisreasoning by elimination, elimination - analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternativesreductionism - the analysis of complex things into simpler constituentssystems analysis - analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its partstrend analysis - analysis of changes over time