analysis
[ uh-nal-uh-sis ]
/ əˈnæl ə sɪs /
noun, plural a·nal·y·ses [uh-nal-uh-seez] /əˈnæl əˌsiz/.
Origin of analysis
OTHER WORDS FROM analysis
mis·a·nal·y·sis, noun, plural mis·a·nal·y·ses. o·ver·a·nal·y·sis, noun, plural o·ver·a·nal·y·ses. re·a·nal·y·sis, noun, plural re·a·nal·y·ses.Words nearby analysis
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British Dictionary definitions for analysis
analysis
/ (əˈnælɪsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
Word Origin for analysis
C16: from New Latin, from Greek
analusis, literally: a dissolving, from
analuein, from
ana- +
luein to loosen
Medical definitions for analysis
analysis
[ ə-năl′ĭ-sĭs ]
n. pl. a•nal•y•ses (-sēz′)
The separation of a whole into its constituent parts for individual study.
The separation of a substance into its constituent elements to determine either their nature or proportions.
The stated findings of such a separation or determination.
Psychoanalysis.
Scientific definitions for analysis
analysis
[ ə-năl′ĭ-sĭs ]
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.