analysis

noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.

  2. 2.

    The process of separating something into its constituent parts to study it.

  3. 3.

    The result of such examination; a statement of findings.

  4. 4.

    (mathematics) A branch of mathematics dealing with limits, continuity, and calculus.

  5. 5.

    Psychoanalysis.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    in the final analysis — when everything has been considered
  • •
    cost-benefit analysis — evaluation comparing costs and benefits
  • •
    critical analysis — careful evaluation and judgment

Related words

See also: analyst, analyze, synthesis

Etymology

From Medieval Latin analysis, from Greek analusis ("a breaking up, loosening"), from analuein ("to unloose"), from ana- ("up, throughout") + luein ("to loosen").