the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
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.
a presentation, usually in writing, of the results of this process: The paper published an analysis of the political situation.
a philosophical method of exhibiting complex concepts or propositions as compounds or functions of more basic ones.
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).
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.
psychoanalysis.
Computers. systems analysis.
Origin of analysis
First recorded in 1575–85; from New Latin, from Greek, equivalent to analȳ́(ein) “to loosen up” (ana- “up, against, back” + lȳ́ein “to loosen”) + -sis noun suffix; see ana-, -sis
Sediment analyses suggest ancient people reached the lake during a dry stretch when the region’s rivers and lakes were shrinking.
Seven footprints may be the oldest evidence of humans on the Arabian Peninsula|Bruce Bower|September 17, 2020|Science News
The robot lives inside the silo and dives into its contents when it’s time to offer analysis.
Crover’s robot swims in grain silos to monitor environmental conditions|Brian Heater|September 17, 2020|TechCrunch
That rate charged is unusually high for a rental home in the area, according to an analysis of local real estate listings.
Trump’s businesses charged Secret Service more than $1.1 million, including for rooms in club shuttered for pandemic|David Fahrenthold, Josh Dawsey|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
O’Brien, appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Sunday, offered a starkly different public analysis than the one he had shared privately with the president just days earlier.
Ten days: After an early coronavirus warning, Trump is distracted as he downplays threat|Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Yasmeen Abutaleb|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
For this analysis, we’ll study the ten highest-market-cap tech companies in the Nasdaq 100.
Will tech stocks stumble or slide? What the fundamentals tell us|Shawn Tully|September 16, 2020|Fortune
Analysis of the 2014 vote showed that Democrats had been hurt by an abrupt drop in Latino turnout.
How Ted Cruz Can Win in 2016|David Frum|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"It could be anything," said Costin Raiu, director of Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis Team.
The Other War(s) Against Iran|Ali Gharib|September 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Analysis of the fact that Ryan can lie the way he does requires the skills of a psychologist.
Michael Tomasky on Paul Ryan’s Convention Speech and His Web of Lies|Michael Tomasky|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
CAREFULLY SEPARATE OPINION AND ANALYSIS FROM STRAIGHT NEWS STORIES... AND CLEARLY LABEL EVERYTHING... 8.
Jim Lehrer's Stealthy Exit|Robert MacNeil|May 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Daniel Sullivan and von Wachter, Till (2009): Job Displacement and Mortality: An Analysis Using Administrative Data.
15 Signs You'll Live Forever|Anneli Rufus|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Because Analysis can only explain to you a little about dead things, like stones—inorganic things as they are called.
Madam How and Lady Why|Charles Kingsley
Analysis of desire thus reveals the falsity of theories which magnify it at the expense of intelligence.
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey
Analysis by the prism alone has quite doubled the knowledge that was previously available.
The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies
Analysis of them shows that these salts undergo hydrolysis, and lose half their sulphuric acid.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics|Franklin Beech
Analysis enfeebles the tact and spontaneity of feeling which constitute its strongest safeguard.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds
British Dictionary definitions for analysis
analysis
/ (əˈnælɪsɪs) /
nounplural-ses (-ˌsiːz)
the division of a physical or abstract whole into its constituent parts to examine or determine their relationship or valueCompare synthesis (def. 1)
a statement of the results of this
short for psychoanalysis
chem
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)
the result obtained by such a determination
linguisticsthe use of word order together with word function to express syntactic relations in a language, as opposed to the use of inflectionsCompare synthesis (def. 4)
mathsthe branch of mathematics principally concerned with the properties of functions, largely arising out of calculus
philosophy(in the writings of Kant) the separation of a concept from another that contains itCompare synthesis (def. 6a)
in the last analysis, in the final analysisorin the ultimate analysisafter everything has been given due consideration
Word Origin for analysis
C16: from New Latin, from Greek analusis, literally: a dissolving, from analuein, from ana- + luein to loosen
The separation of a substance into its constituent elements, usually by chemical means, for the study and identification of each component.♦ Qualitative analysis determines what substances are present in a compound.♦ Quantitative analysis determines how much of each substance is present in a compound.
A branch of mathematics concerned with limits and convergence and principally involving differential calculus, integral calculus, sequences, and series.