analysis
[ uh-nal-uh-sis ]
/ əˈnæl ə sɪs /
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noun, plural a·nal·y·ses [uh-nal-uh-seez]. /əˈnæl əˌsiz/.
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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
anal vein, anal verge, analysand, analyse, analyses, analysis, analysis of variance, analysis situs, analyst, analyt., analyte
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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
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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.
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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.
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