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Definition of analysis

1a: a detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its


nature or to determine its essential features : a thorough studydoing a
careful analysis of the problem
b: a statement of such an examination
2: separation of a whole into its component parts
3a: the identification or separation of ingredients of a substancea
chemical analysis of the soil
b: a statement of the constituents of a mixture

4mathematics
a: proof of a mathematical proposition by assuming the result and deducing
a valid statement by a series of reversible steps
b(1): a branch of mathematics concerned mainly with limits, continuity, and
infinite series
(2): CALCULUS SENSE 1B
5: PSYCHOANALYSISa patient who is in/undergoing analysis
6a: a method in philosophy of resolving complex expressions into simpler or
more basic ones
b: clarification of an expression by an elucidation of its use in discourse
7linguistics  : the use of function words  instead of inflectional forms as a
characteristic device of a language

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