analysis
//əˈnæləsɪs//
formalForms
- Plural
- analyses
Definitions
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.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #758
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Medieval Latin analysis
From Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis)
From ἀναλύω (analúō, “to unravel, investigate”)
From ἀνα- (ana-, “thoroughly”) + λύω (lúō, “to loosen”).