analysis

noun (plural analyses /-ˌsēz/)

• detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation:statistical analysis an analysis of popular culture
• the process of separating something into its constituent elements. Often contrasted with synthesis.
• the identification and measurement of the chemical constituents of a substance or specimen.
• short for psychoanalysis.
• Linguistics the use of separate, short words and word order rather than inflection or agglutination to express grammatical structure.
• Mathematics the part of mathematics concerned with the theory of functions and the use of limits, continuity, and the operations of calculus.