ALL meanings of analysis
a·nal·y·sis
A a - noun analysis a statement of the results of this process 3
- noun analysis the use of word order and uninflected function words rather than inflection to express syntactic relationships 3
- noun analysis a branch of mathematics, including calculus, that deals with functions and limits and their generalizations 3
- noun analysis systems analysis 3
- variable noun analysis Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it. 3
- variable noun analysis Analysis is the scientific process of examining something in order to find out what it consists of. 3
- countable noun analysis An analysis is an explanation or description that results from considering something carefully. 3
- noun analysis the division of a physical or abstract whole into its constituent parts to examine or determine their relationship or value 3
- noun analysis a statement of the results of this 3
- noun analysis the decomposition of a substance into its elements, radicals, or other constituents in order to determine the kinds of constituents present (qualitative analysis) or the amount of each constituent (quantitative analysis) 3
- noun analysis the result obtained by such a determination 3
- noun analysis the use of word order together with word function to express syntactic relations in a language, as opposed to the use of inflections 3
- noun analysis the branch of mathematics principally concerned with the properties of functions, largely arising out of calculus 3
- noun analysis (in the writings of Kant) the separation of a concept from another that contains it 3
- noun analysis a separating or breaking up of any whole into its parts, esp. with an examination of these parts to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc. 3
- noun analysis any detailed examination 3
- noun analysis Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation. 1
- noun plural analysis the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 1
- noun plural analysis this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its essential features and their relations: the grammatical analysis of a sentence. 1
- noun plural analysis a presentation, usually in writing, of the results of this process: The paper published an analysis of the political situation. 1
- noun plural analysis a philosophical method of exhibiting complex concepts or propositions as compounds or functions of more basic ones. 1
- noun plural analysis Mathematics. an investigation based on the properties of numbers. the discussion of a problem by algebra, as opposed to geometry. the branch of mathematics consisting of calculus and its higher developments. a system of calculation, as combinatorial analysis or vector analysis. a method of proving a proposition by assuming the result and working backward to something that is known to be true. Compare synthesis (def 4). 1
- noun plural analysis Chemistry. intentionally produced decomposition or separation of materials into their ingredients or elements, as to find their kind or quantity. the ascertainment of the kind or amount of one or more of the constituents of materials, whether obtained in separate form or not. Compare qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis. 1
- noun plural analysis psychoanalysis. 1
- noun plural analysis Computers. systems analysis. 1
- noun analysis study of the parts of a whole 1
- noun analysis results of study 1
- noun analysis separation into constituent parts 1
- noun analysis method of scientific proof 1
- noun analysis psychoanalysis 1
- noun analysis (Countable Noun) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory...). 0
- noun analysis (Countable Noun) The result of such a process. 0
- noun analysis (Uncountable Noun) (mathematics) The mathematical study of functions, sequences, series, limits, derivatives and integrals. 0
- noun analysis (Countable Noun) (logic) Proof by deduction from known truths. 0
- noun analysis (Countable Noun) (chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process. 0
- noun analysis (Uncountable Noun) (music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprisees. 0
- noun analysis (Countable Noun) (psychology) Psychoanalysis. 0