analysis

Significat

1. Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).
2. The result of such a process.
3. A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.
4. Proof by deduction from known truths.
5. The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
6. The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
7. Psychoanalysis.

Amb guionet com

anal‧y‧sis

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/əˈnælɪsɪs/

Etimologia

From Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “I unravel, investigate”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “thoroughly”) + λύω (lúō, “I loosen”).

Sents

Pollen analysis and the remains of marsh-plants indicates the local presence of swamps .