analysis

B1 Topic:Science & Research

US /əˈnæl.ə.sɪs/ UK /əˈnæl.ɪ.sɪs/ See IPA manual

Freq #4167

Meanings

1

noun
The careful study of something by examining its parts in detail.

A close analysis of the data revealed some surprising results.
2

noun
The result or report produced by studying something closely.

The newspaper published a detailed analysis of the election.

Word forms

The same word in different grammatical forms.

Noun

Singular: analysis
The report includes an analysis of the results.
Plural: analyses
The report compares two analyses of the results.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the careful study of... analytic thinking

Opposites

synthesis

Word family

Derived forms analysistautoanalysisbioanalysiscoanalysiscryptanalysiscryptoanalysiscytoanalysiseigenanalysiselectroanalysisglycoanalysishypnoanalysisimmunoanalysis

Related forms analyse analystanalyteanalytic analyze

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Phrases (3)

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Idioms (1)

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in the final analysis
after weighing all the relevant facts; ultimately

Simplified etymology

Analysis entered English in the late 16th century and derives from Greek luein, “to loosen,” with the literal sense “a loosening up.”

Etymology

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

analysis la-med ἀνάλυσις Ancient Greek

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Topics

Science & Research

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# analysis

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈnæl.ə.sɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈnæl.ɪ.sɪs/
**Frequency rank:** 4167

## Meanings
1. The careful study of something by examining its parts in detail.
2. The result or report produced by studying something closely.

## Examples
- A close analysis of the data revealed some surprising results.
- The newspaper published a detailed analysis of the election.

## Antonyms
- synthesis

## Derived Forms
- analysist
- autoanalysis
- bioanalysis
- coanalysis
- cryptanalysis
- cryptoanalysis
- cytoanalysis
- eigenanalysis
- electroanalysis
- glycoanalysis
- hypnoanalysis
- immunoanalysis

## Related Forms
- analyse
- analyst
- analyte
- analytic
- analyze

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: analysis
- Root: ἀνάλυσις

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

## AI Etymology
Analysis is from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “to unravel, investigate”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “thoroughly”) plus λύω (lúō, “to loosen”). The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a noun, analysis denotes the careful study of something by examining its parts in detail and the result or report produced by studying something closely. The same word family continues in derived forms such as analysist, autoanalysis, bioanalysis, and coanalysis and related entries such as analyse, analyst, analyte, and analytic.

## Topics
- Science & Research

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