1.separation of a thing into the parts or elements of which it is composed
2study of something by examing its parts and their relationship
3.psychoanalysis
how do we use it?
textual analysis identified the author as shakespeare.
word quiz
wainwright gazed calmly at the police inspector and said, "according to my analysis, the fluid on the desk is only red ink, which disproves your theory." are you a word wiz? here's a task for the analyst in you. you know what "analysis" means. we'll tell you it developed from the greek word "analyein." examining all the facts you have, what do you think "analyein" meant?
a. to build
b. to look attractive
c. to break up
d. to stop talking
key
[c]
you shouldn't go to pieces if you chose c! the world is a big, complicated place, and in the 1500s, scientists, mathematicians, and other scholars thought one of the best ways to understand it was to break it up into smaller bits that were easier to study. the word they adopted for that process of splitting a complex system into simpler elements was "analysis," a term based on "analyein," a greek word meaning "to break up." "analysis" was (and still is) seen as the opposite of "synthesis," which is the process of combining separate parts or elements to form a whole.
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