English Explanatory Dictionary

analysis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
  2. The result of such a process.
  3. A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.
  4. Proof by deduction from known truths.
  5. The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
  6. The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
  7. Psychoanalysis.

Pronunciation

/əˈnæl.ɪ.sɪs/ /əˈnæl.ə.sɪs/ en-us-analysis.ogg /əˈnɛl.ə.səs/ /æˈnɑ.lə.sɪs/

Word forms

analysis analyses

Etymology

From Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “to unravel, investigate”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “thoroughly”) + λύω (lúō, “to loosen”).

Synonyms

mathematical analysis

Antonyms

synthesis

Related words

analyse analyze analyst analyte analytic List of terms used in mathematical analysis

Derived words

abstract harmonic analysis activation analysis algebraic analysis amortized analysis analysis of algorithms analysis of variance analysis paralysis analysis situs analysist asymptotic analysis aura analysis autoanalysis bioanalysis bowling analysis chemical analysis cluster analysis cluter analysis coanalysis competitive analysis complex analysis computable analysis computer program analysis conceptual analysis conformational analysis conversation analysis cost benefit analysis cost-benefit analysis coverage analysis cryptanalysis cryptoanalysis cytoanalysis data analysis dialogical analysis differential thermal analysis dimensional analysis discourse analysis discrete choice analysis eigenanalysis electroanalysis factor analysis fall-off analysis fingerprint analysis finite element analysis Fourier analysis Fourier stability analysis frequency analysis functional analysis fundamental analysis fundamentals analysis geometric analysis glycoanalysis gravimetric analysis harmonic analysis hypnoanalysis immunoanalysis independent components analysis infinitesimal analysis in the final analysis in the last analysis isotope analysis
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