analysis

1. 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. Source: opted

2. 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. Source: opted

3. n. The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles. Source: opted

4. n. The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations. Source: opted

5. n. A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order. Source: opted

6. n. A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis. Source: opted

7. 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. Source: opted

8. n. an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole Source: wordnet

9. n. the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations Source: wordnet

10. n. a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed Source: wordnet

11. n. the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride's father’ Source: wordnet

12. n. a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation Source: wordnet

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