The Clue
Kind of psychology (8 letter answer)
The Answer
ANALYTIC
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Notes
The answer ANALYTIC is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
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Definition
ANALYTIC as an adjective:
1. using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus; "analytic statics"
2. (analytic, analytical) = using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles); "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind"
3. (analytic, uninflected) = expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection
4. (analytic, analytical) = of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"