Definition
Analysis is the careful study of something by breaking it into parts to understand it better. It can apply to texts, data, problems, or physical substances.
Etymology
From Greek 'análysis' meaning 'a loosening up' or 'breaking apart', from 'aná' (up) + 'lýein' (to loosen). It entered English through Latin and French in scientific and philosophical contexts.
Kelly Says
Analysis literally means 'loosening up' an idea into pieces, which is the opposite of 'synthesis'—putting pieces together. Most school work secretly switches you back and forth between those two moves all the time.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিশ্লেষণ
bish-leh-shon
CSČeština
analýza
ah-nah-lee-zah
DADansk
analyse
ah-nah-LEE-seh
DEDeutsch
Analyse
ah-nah-LEE-zeh
ELΕλληνικά
ανάλυση
ah-NAH-lee-see
ESEspañol
análisis
ah-NAH-lee-sees
FISuomi
analyysi
ah-nah-lee-see
FRFrançais
analyse
ah-nah-LEEZ
GUGU
વિશ્લેષણ
vish-leh-shan
HAHA
bincike
been-chee-keh
HEעברית
ניתוח
nee-too-akh
HIहिन्दी
विश्लेषण
vish-leh-shan
HUMagyar
elemzés
EH-lem-zaysh
IDBahasa Indonesia
analisis
ah-nah-lee-sees
ITItaliano
analisi
ah-NAH-lee-zee
KMKM
ការវិភាគ
kaa vi-phiag
MRMR
विश्लेषण
vish-leh-shan
MSBahasa Melayu
analisis
ah-nah-lee-sees
MYမြန်မာ
ခွဲခြမ်းစိတ်ဖြာခြင်း
khweh khyan sate pfyaa chin
NLNederlands
analyse
ah-nah-LEE-zeh
NONorsk
analyse
ah-nah-LEE-seh
PAPA
ਵਿਸ਼ਲੇਸ਼ਣ
vish-leh-shan
PLPolski
analiza
ah-nah-LEE-zah
PTPortuguês
análise
ah-NAH-lee-zeh
RORomână
analiză
ah-nah-lee-zah
RUРусский
анализ
ah-nah-lees
SVSvenska
analys
ah-nah-LEES
SWKiswahili
uchambuzi
oo-cham-boo-zee
TAதமிழ்
பகுப்பாய்வு
pa-gup-paai-vu
TEతెలుగు
విశ్లేషణ
vish-leh-sha-na
THไทย
การวิเคราะห์
gaan wi-khroh
TLTL
pagsusuri
pahg-soo-soo-ree
TRTürkçe
analiz
ah-nah-leez
UKУкраїнська
аналіз
ah-nah-lees
VITiếng Việt
phân tích
fan teek
YOYO
itupalẹ
ee-too-pah-leh
ZUZU
ukuhlaziya
oo-koo-hlah-zee-yah