analysis

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Synonyms: analyses, analysts, analyse, analepsis, paralysis, analyst, analysing, analytic, analytics, anabasis, anaclisis

Antonyms: analyses, analysts, analyse, analepsis, paralysis, analyst, analysing, analytic, analytics, anabasis, anaclisis

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} [[decomposition|Decomposition]] into [[component]]s in order to [[study]] (a [[complex]] [[thing]], [[concept]], [[theory]], etc.).
2. {{lb|en|countable}} The result of such a process.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable|mathematics}} A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside [[algebra]]) which developed out of the [[calculus]], concerned with the behavior of [[function]]s, [[sequence]]s, [[series]], [[limit]]s, [[metric space]]s, [[measure]]s and more.
4. {{lb|en|countable|logic}} Proof by [[deduction]] from known truths.
5. {{lb|en|countable|analytical chemistry|physical chemistry}} The [[process]] of breaking down a [[substance]] into its [[constituent]] parts, or the [[result]] of this process.
6. {{lb|en|uncountable|music}} The analytical study of [[melody|melodies]], [[harmony|harmonies]], [[sequence]]s, [[repetition]]s, [[variation]]s, [[quotation]]s, [[juxtaposition]]s, and [[surprise]]s.
7. {{lb|en|countable|psychology}} [[psychoanalysis|Psychoanalysis]].

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