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| a·nal·y·sis [ ə nálləssiss ] (plural a·nal·y·ses [ ə nállə sz ]) |
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1. close examination: the examination of something in detail in order to understand it better or draw conclusions from it
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2. separation into components: the separation of something into its constituents in order to find out what it contains, to examine individual parts, or to study the structure of the whole
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3. assessment: an assessment, description, or explanation of something, usually based on careful consideration or investigation
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4. mathematics branch of mathematics: the branch of mathematics dealing with differential calculus, functions, and limits
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5. linguistics way of expressing grammatical relationships: the use of function words or word order, rather than inflectional forms, to express grammatical relationships in a language
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6. psychiatry
Same as psychoanalysis (sense 2)
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| [Late 16th century. Via medieval Latin< Greek analusis "a breaking up into elements" < analuein "unloose, dissolve into elements" < luein "loosen"] |
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in the final or last analysis used to introduce or indicate a summary conclusion to a complex subject
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