Analysis
[ə'nælɪsɪs] or [ə'næləsɪs]
Definition
(noun.) an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole.
(noun.) the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations.
(noun.) a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation.
(noun.) a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed.
(noun.) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'.
Edited by Hardy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis.
(n.) The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called qualitative, and the latter quantitative analysis.
(n.) The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles.
(n.) The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations.
(n.) A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order.
(n.) A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis.
(n.) The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key.
Editor: Meredith
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Resolution, decomposition, dissection, separation (of elements).[2]. Algebra, fluxions, calculus.[3]. Parsing.
Editor: Maris
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Dissection, separation, anatomy, segregation, decomposition, resolution,partition
ANT:Composition, synthesis, aggregation, combination, coalition, amalgamation,coherence
Editor: Melinda
Definition
n. a resolving or separating a thing into its elements or component parts—the tracing of things to their source and so discovering the general principles underlying individual phenomena. Its converse is synthesis the explanation of certain phenomena by means of principles which are for this purpose assumed as established. Analysis as the resolution of our experience into its original elements is an artificial separation; while synthesis is an artificial reconstruction: (gram.) the arrangement into its logical and grammatical elements of a sentence or part of a sentence:—pl. Anal′yses.—adj. Analys′able.—n. Analysā′tion.—v.t. An′alyse to resolve a whole into its elements: to separate into component parts.—n. An′alyst one skilled in analysis esp. chemical analysis.—adjs. Analyt′ic -al pertaining to analysis: resolving into first principles.—adv. Analyt′ically.—n.pl. Analyt′ics the name given by Aristotle to his treatises on logic.—Analytical geometry geometry treated by means of ordinary algebra with a reference direct or indirect to a system of co-ordinates; Analytic method (logic) proceeds regressively or inductively to the recognition of general principles as opposed to the Synthetic method which advances from principles to particulars.
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Examples
- These are sold under a guaranteed analysis. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Professors Kirchhoff and Bunsen map Solar Spectrum, and establish Spectrum Analysis. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Chemical analysis shows oleomargarine to have substantially the same constituents and in almost the identical proportions of pure butter. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Priestley applied this process to the analysis of common air, which he discovered to be complex and not simple. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- First, that which relates to the analysis of vision. Plato. The Republic.
- There was no buying of foundry iron by analysis, no high carbon steels, no fancy tool steels--nor any efficiency experts with their stop watches and scientific speed-and-feed tables. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The next generation cleared up these perplexities; or at least supplied after ages with a further analysis of them. Plato. The Republic.
- Radium, also discovered in thi s analysis of 1898, was associated with barium. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Among his treasures was a copy of Fresenius’s Qualitative Analysis, engaging reading for a boy only twelve years old. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- In a well-known early Buddhist dialogue there is a destructive analysis of the idea of an enduring individual soul. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then perhaps I had better postpone my analysis of the acetones, as we may need to be at our best in the morning. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The validity of this assumption was finally established by spectrum analysis. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- For in the last analysis the practical and the reasonable are little idols of clay that thwart our efforts. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- He tossed a sheet of paper upon the table, and turned once more to his chemical analysis. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- On the whole, I by no means recognized the analysis, but thought it not worth disputing. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- In his analyses of air Dalton made use o f the old nitric oxide method. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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