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analyticity

|an-a-ly-tic-i-ty|

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/ˌæn.ə.lɪˈsɪt̬.ə.ti/

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/ˌæn.ə.lɪˈsɪt.ɪ.ti/

quality of being analytic

Etymology
Etymology Information

'analyticity' originates from English, formed from 'analytic' + '-ity', where 'analytic' comes from Greek 'analytikos' meaning 'able to be loosened or solved', and '-ity' is a suffix forming nouns denoting quality or condition.

Historical Evolution

'analyticity' was formed in modern English by adding the suffix '-ity' to 'analytic', which itself came from the Greek 'analytikos' via Latin and French influences.

Meaning Changes

Initially, it referred to the quality of being analytic in general, but in modern usage, it is especially used in logic, mathematics, and philosophy to denote statements true by meaning or logical form.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

the quality or state of being analytic, especially in logic, mathematics, or philosophy, referring to the property of a statement or proposition that is true by virtue of its meaning or logical form.

The analyticity of the statement makes it true regardless of any empirical facts.

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