analysis
noun
Simple meaning
A careful study of something to understand how it works.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈnæləsəs
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Definition
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noun
countable
Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
countable
The result of such a process.
The abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
A branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
uncountablemathematics
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.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
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This meaning: Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
Used this way, analysis is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in academic writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Confusing or complicated
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Academic writing
Nearby words
- analytic thinking , rarer, so it draws attention
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A statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means.
The branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is…
The act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements.
A taxonomic system of classifying species based on the branching patterns of cladograms that are built to infer phylogenetic relations.
Quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter.
The use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables.
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Synonyms
Sense: decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing
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