Dictionary Entry
analysis
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/əˈnælɪsɪs/Word FrequencyCommon (5.83)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).
In a Sentence
“Students can use analysis to explain Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.)..”
Published Usage Examples
“Understanding conceptions of analysis is not simply a matter of attending to the use of the word ˜analysis™ and its cognates ” or obvious equivalents in languages other than English, such as ˜analusis™ in Greek or”
“You can see the change in a Google Trends chart of web searches and news references for the term analysis of the #OWS Twitter hashtag thanks to my colleague Dan Fletcher shows a rise over the past month, spiking ahead of the Zuccotti police action.”
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Origin
From Greek 'analusis', meaning 'a breaking up'.
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