analysis
/əˈnælɪsɪs/ noun
Forms analyses
- noun (countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.). “comparative analysis”
- noun (countable) The result of such a process.
- noun (uncountable, mathematics) 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.
- noun (countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
- noun (countable, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
- noun (uncountable, music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
- noun (countable, psychology) Psychoanalysis.
Synonyms
mathematical analysis analytic thinking psychoanalysis depth psychology
Antonyms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “to unravel, investigate”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “thoroughly”) + λύω (lúō, “to loosen”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis.
- noun The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called qualitative, and the latter quantitative analysis.
Etymology [Gr. Loose.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “analysis”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details