Analysis

English

Noun

Analysis (countable and uncountable; plural analyses)

1. (countable, of a thing, concept, theory, or similar) A process of dismantling or separating into constituent elements in order to study the nature, function, or meaning.
2. (countable) The result of such a process.
3. (uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of functions, sequences, series, limits, derivatives and integrals.
4. (countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
5. (countable, chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
6. (countable, psychology) Psychoanalysis.

Adjectives for Analysis

scientific; flawless; exact; brilliant; learned; careful; thorough; logical; painstaking; vivid ; keen-sighted ; cautious ; sound; cogent; revealing; trenchant; penetrating; rigorous; profound; probing; searching; minute; critical; intensive; microscopic; tortuous; shallow; abstruse; absorbing; unsparing; arbitrary; inadequate; illuminating; erroneous; obscure; involved; ruthless; merciless; complex; devastating; scathing; complete; frank; straightforward; philosophic; metaphysical; auditory; primary; legal; chemical; financial; exhaustive; elaborate; compact; comprehensive; thorough-going; grueling; final; interrelated; deliberate; cold; accurate; subtle; pedagogic; lucid; fine-spun; perspicacious; detailed; provocative; dispassionate; uncompromising; acute; ingenious; rational; intensive; tragic; patient; forceful; skillful.

Verbs for Analysis

answer with; apply; carry out; clarify; defy; descend to; display; elude; employ; examine; exhibit; explain by; introduce; involve; proceed by; study; submit to; suggest; summarize; tabulate; withstand; yield to; assays; breaks up; concludes; correlates; cultivates; decomposes; defines; determines; differentiates; discovers; identifies; precedes; produces; reduces; resolves into; restricts; results in; reveals; separates; solves; teaches; traces; uncovers; unearths.

Synonyms for Analysis

dissection, separation, classification, segregation.

Antonyms for Analysis

synthesis, combination, assembly.

Thesaurus

a fortiori reasoning; a posteriori reasoning; a priori reasoning; abstraction; accounting; airing; algebra; algebraic geometry; alteration; analytic geometry; anatomization; anatomy; arithmetic; arrangement; assay; associative algebra; atomization; audit; automatic electronic navigation; binary arithmetic; braking; breakdown; breakup; buzz session; calculus; canvassing; cataloging; categorization; change; checkup; circle geometry; circumstantiation; classification; codification; colloquium; comment; commentary; commentation; computation; conference; consideration; coordination; critical review; criticism; critique; debate; debating; decomposition; deduction; deductive reasoning; deliberation; demarcation; depth interview; depth psychology; descriptive geometry; desynonymization; diaeresis; dialectic; dialogue; differencing; differential calculus; differentiation; discrimination; discussion; disequalization; disintegration; disjunction; dissection; distinction; distinguishment; diversification; division; division algebra; doctrinairism; doctrinality; doctrinarity; dream analysis; dream symbolism; editorial; enquiry; epagoge; equivalent algebras; examination; exchange of views; explanation; fact distribution; filing; forecasts; forum; game theory; generalization; geodesy; geometry; gloss; grading; graphic algebra; group analysis; group theory; grouping; higher algebra; higher arithmetic; hyperbolic geometry; hypothesis and verification; indexing; individualization; individuation; induction; inductive reasoning; inference; infinitesimal calculus; inquest; inquirendo; inquiring; inquiring mind; inquiry; inquisition; inspection; integral calculus; interpretation; interpretation of dreams; intuitional geometry; invariant subalgebra; inverse geometry; investigation; itemization; joint discussion; judgement; leader; leading article; line geometry; linear algebra; logical analysis; logical discussion; manipulation; mathematical physics; matrix algebra; mere theory; metageometry; modification; modular arithmetic; n-tuple linear algebra; natural geometry; nilpotent algebra; nonlinear calibrations; notice; number theory; open discussion; open forum; opinion; output measurement; panel discussion; particularization; perlustration; personalization; philosophical induction; pigeonholing; placement; plane trigonometry; political arithmetic; processing; projective geometry; proper subalgebra; psychanalysis; psychoanalysis; psychoanalytic method; psychoanalytic therapy; psychognosis; psychognosy; psychology of depths; quaternian algebra; ranging; ranking; rap; rap session; rating; record keeping; reducible algebra; remark; report; resolution; review; running commentary; scan; scrutiny; segregation; seminar; separation; set theory; severalization; severance; simple algebra; solid geometry; sorting; specialization; specification; speculation; speculative geometry; spherical trigonometry; statistics; steering; stratification; study; subalgebra; subdivision; supersonic flow detection; survey; syllogism; syllogistic reasoning; symposium; synthesis; systems analysis; tabulation; taxonomy; the couch; theoretic; theoretical basis; theoretics; theoria; theoric; theorization; theory; topology; town meeting; treatment; trig; trigonometry; typology; universal algebra; universal geometry; variation; vector algebra; ventilation; view; write-up; zero algebra