analysis

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English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-
Proto-Hellenic *aná
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-)
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der.
Ancient Greek λύω (lúō)
Ancient Greek ἀναλύω (analúō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Hellenic *-tis
Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)
Ancient Greek -σις (-sis)
Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis)bor.
Medieval Latin analysisbor.
English analysis

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

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    analysis (countable and uncountable, plural analyses)

    1. (countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
      comparative analysis
      • 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:
        Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
      • 2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 48:
        Beeching is more disparaging about suburban services beyond the capital, and I think here lies one of the most critical shortcomings in his analysis. By not considering the potential for these cities to grow, both on their own merits and in response to London's limitations, he failed to future-proof these types of service, limiting them in favour of long-distance services.
    2. (countable) The result of such a process.
      • 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 214:
        Thus, in a sequence such as [French English teacher], since English is closer to
        the Head Noun teacher, it must be a Complement; and since French is further
        away from teacher, it must be an Attribute. Hence, we correctly predict that
        the only possible interpretation for [a French English teacher] is ‘a person who
        teaches English who is Frenchʼ. So our analysis not only has semantic plausi-
        bility; but in addition it has independent syntactic support.
    3. (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 functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.
      Synonym: mathematical analysis
    4. (countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
    5. (countable, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
    6. (uncountable, music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
    7. (countable, psychology) Psychoanalysis.
      • 1981 February 14, Gary Ralph, “Shake 'N' Bake Sexology”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 29, page 16:
        The "Homosexuals" chapter gets off to a brisk start with a declaration from a man identified as "Nick August" ― a "self-proclaimed homosexual" ― that "homosexuals are men who are so terrified of their sexual feelings for their mothers, that they have spent their whole lives proving they don't have any feelings at all for women." We are not surprised to learn, later on, that he is in analysis; may I suggest that his analyst is a very old-fashioned one?

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    Latin

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-
    Proto-Hellenic *aná
    Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
    Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-)
    Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der.
    Ancient Greek λύω (lúō)
    Ancient Greek ἀναλύω (analúō)
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-European *-is
    Proto-Indo-European *-tis
    Proto-Hellenic *-tis
    Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)
    Ancient Greek -σις (-sis)
    Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis)bor.
    Latin analysis

      From Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “to unravel, investigate”), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up”) + λύω (lúō, “to loosen”).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      analysis f (genitive analysis or analyseōs or analysios); third declension

      1. (Medieval Latin, mathematics) analysis

      Declension

      Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem).

      singular plural
      nominative analysis analysēs
      analyseis
      genitive analysis
      analyseōs
      analysios       		analysium
      dative analysī analysibus
      accusative analysim
      analysin
      analysem1       		analysēs
      analysīs
      ablative analysī
      analyse1       		analysibus
      vocative analysis
      analysi       		analysēs
      analyseis

      1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.

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