analysis
Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
Other meanings
The result of such a process.
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.
Antonyms
- synthesis
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἀνάλυσις".
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