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See also: Analysis
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “I unravel, investigate”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “thoroughly”) + λύω (lúō, “I loosen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈnælɪsɪs/, /əˈnæləsɪs/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: anal‧y‧sis
- (Hong Kong) IPA(key): /æˈnɑ.lə.sɪs/
Noun
analysis (countable and uncountable, plural analyses)
- (countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).
- comparative analysis
- 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:
- 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...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 48:
- Beeching is more disparaging about suburban services beyond the capital, and I think here lies one of the most critical shortcomings in his analysis. By not considering the potential for these cities to grow, both on their own merits and in response to London's limitations, he failed to future-proof these types of service, limiting them in favour of long-distance services.
- (countable) The result of such a process.
- 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 214:
- Thus, in a sequence such as [French 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 [a 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) 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.
- Synonym: mathematical analysis
- 2014, Lara Alcock, How to Think about Analysis, Oxford University Press:
- (countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
- (countable, analytical chemistry, physical 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.
Antonyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- 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
- cost-benefot analysis
- coverage analysis
- cryptanalysis
- cryptoanalysis
- cytoanalysis
- 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
- 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
- language analysis for the determination of origin
- lexical analysis
- life cycle cost analysis
- link quality analysis
- lithic analysis
- logical analysis
- macroanalysis
- marginal analysis
- mathematical analysis
- mesh analysis
- mesoanalysis
- meta-analysis
- metanalysis
- microanalysis
- misanalysis
- mixanalysis
- musical analysis
- nanoanalysis
- narcoanalysis
- neuroanalysis
- neutron activation analysis
- nodal analysis
- node-voltage analysis
- nonstandard analysis
- Northern blot analysis
- northern blot analysis
- numerical analysis
- object-oriented analysis and design
- operational analysis
- overanalysis
- paralysis by analysis
- path quality analysis
- postanalysis
- preanalysis
- principal components analysis
- protoanalysis
- psychoanalysis
- qualitative analysis
- quantitative analysis
- radioanalysis
- real analysis
- reanalysis
- retroanalysis
- Schenkerian analysis
- schizoanalysis
- self-analysis
- semantic analysis
- sentiment analysis
- sequential analysis
- Southern blot analysis
- spectral analysis
- static code analysis
- statistical analysis
- steganalysis
- stratoanalysis
- structured analysis
- subanalysis
- surface analysis
- syntax analysis
- system analysis
- systems analysis
- technical analysis
- teleoanalysis
- thermal analysis
- thermoanalysis
- time-series analysis
- topoanalysis
- transactional analysis
- underanalysis
- uranalysis
- urinalysis
- use-wear analysis
- voice analysis
- volumetric analysis
- Western blot analysis
- western blot analysis
Related terms
Translations
decomposition into components in order to study
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result of such process
in mathematics
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logic: proof by deduction from known truths
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chemistry: process of breaking down a substance or the result of this process
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analytical study of music
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psychoanalysis — see psychoanalysis
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See also
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “I unravel, investigate”), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up”) + λύω (lúō, “I loosen”).
Pronunciation
Noun
analysis f (genitive analysis or analyseōs or analysios); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | analysis | analysēs analyseis |
| Genitive | analysis analyseōs analysios |
analysium |
| Dative | analysī | analysibus |
| Accusative | analysim analysin analysem1 |
analysēs analysīs |
| Ablative | analysī analyse1 |
analysibus |
| Vocative | analysis analysi |
analysēs analyseis |
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
Descendants
- Catalan: anàlisi
- Danish: analyse
- Dutch: analyse
- English: analysis
- French: analyse
- Romanian: analiză
- German: Analyse
- Indonesian: analisis
- Irish: anailís
- Italian: analisi
- Norwegian Bokmål: analyse
- Occitan: analisi
- Portuguese: análise
- Russian: ана́лиз m (análiz)
- Swedish: analys
- Spanish: análisis m
- Tagalog: análisís