Analysis
Pronunciation
- IPA: en, /əˈnælɪsɪs/, /əˈnæləsɪs/
- Hyphenation: en + anal + y + sis
Origin
From , from , from ἀναλÏω, from ἀνα- + λÏω.
Full definition of analysis
Noun
analysis
(countable and uncountable; plural analysiss)- (countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).
- 2013, Philip J. Bushnell, Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance, Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
- 2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, The Reshaping of things to come...
- (countable) The result of such a process.
- 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Thus, in a sequence such as English teacher, since English is closer to
the Head Noun teacher, it must be a Complement; and since French is further
away from teacher, it must be an Attribute. Hence, we correctly predict that
the only possible interpretation for French English teacher is ‘a person who
teaches English who is Frenchʼ. So our analysis not only has semantic plausi-
bility; but in addition it has independent syntactic support. - (uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of functions, sequences, series, limits, derivatives and integrals.
- 2014, Lara Alcock, How to Think about Analysis
- (countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
- (countable, chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
- (uncountable, music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
- (countable, psychology) Psychoanalysis.