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    [Noun]  | "anal*y*sis" | \ ə-ˈna-lə-səs \


    1: a detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features : a thorough study

    2: a statement of such an examination

    3: separation of a whole into its component parts


    Origin: 1580 ;

     Borrowed from Medieval Latin, borrowed from Greek análysis "loosing, releasing, breaking something down into its elements, solution of a problem," from analýein "to loosen, undo, dissolve, resolve into constituent elements," from ana- {see: |ana-|ana-} + lýein "to loosen, undo" {mat|lose|};

    [Noun]  | "analysis si*tus" | \ -ˈsī-təs \


    1: topology


    Origin: 1792 ;

     Borrowed from New Latin analysis sitūs "analysis of position";

      * Note : The phrase was used by Gottfried {leibniz|Leibniz:b}, as in the paper "De analysi situ," Leibnizens mathematische Schriften, 2. Abteilung, Band I, edited by C. I. Gerhardt (Leibnizen gesammelte Schriften, 3. Folge, 5. Band, Halle, 1858), p. 178.;

    [Noun]  | "activation analysis" 


    1: neutron activation analysis


    Origin: 1948 ;

    [Noun]  | "cluster analysis" 


    1: a statistical classification technique for discovering whether the individuals of a population fall into different groups by making quantitative comparisons of multiple characteristics


    Origin: 1948 ;

    [Noun]  | "content analysis" 


    1: analysis of the manifest and latent content of a body of communicated material (such as a book or film) through a classification, tabulation, and evaluation of its key symbols and themes in order to ascertain its meaning and probable effect


    Origin: 1940 ;

    [Noun]  | "discourse analysis" 


    1: the study of linguistic relations and structures in discourse


    Origin: 1952 ;

    [Noun]  | "factor analysis" 


    1: the analytical process of transforming statistical data (such as measurements) into linear combinations of usually independent variables


    Origin: 1928 ;

    [Noun]  | "Fou*ri*er analysis" | \ ˈfu̇r-ē-ˌā- \


    1: the process of using the terms of a Fourier series to find a function that approximates periodic data


    Origin: circa 1928 ;

     Baron J. B. J. Fourier †1830 French geometrician & physicist;

    [Noun]  | "harmonic analysis" 


    1: the expression of a periodic function as a sum of sines and cosines and specifically by a Fourier series


    Origin: 1867 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "analysis of variance" 


    1: analysis of variation in an experimental outcome and especially of a statistical variance in order to determine the contributions of given factors or variables to the variance


    Origin: 1918 ;

    [Noun]  | "analysis" 


    1: the separation and identification of the parts of a whole;


      * e.g., " ... investigators took the mysterious powder to the lab for analysis "



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    2: a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event);


      * e.g., " ... gave a thorough analysis of the main character's motives "



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     [ "analysis" ]

    1: A special form of telekenesis that targets and inflicts pain to one's anus.

      * e.g.,  ... I was about to steal the Tide from the store, but Mr. T came in and used his analysis on me and stole it first. I walked funny for a week. 

     [ "analysis" ]

    1: How your boss decides important things:

      * e.g.,  ... "I'll do an ANALYSIS and determine your next raise." 


     [ "analysis" ]

    2:  As explained by Scott Adams, analysis comes from the root word ANAL and the greek word YSIS, meaning "to pull numbers from."

     [ "Analysis" ]

    1: Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts. It has nothing to do with a disease of the anal.

      * e.g.,  ... The analysis of the man led to many discoveries. 

     [ "Analysis" ]

    1: Analysis comes from anal (of the ass) and the ysis part correlates to kidney dialysis, in which bad stuff is removed from the body. So "analysis" would pretty much mean "talking out of one's ass."

      * e.g.,  ... You can't spell analysis without anal 

     [ "Analysys" ]

    1: When someone gives an answer or makes an observation, of an object, event or situation that has happened or could happen, covered in very good detail.

      * e.g.,  ... As Dani, Hassan and Leo were having a conversation, Dani was secretly trying to convince hassan to buy something from him, Leo spots this then tells the others of this observation which he has made. This is 'Analysys mode'. Dani comes into the house, pretending he is in a bad mood, while sitting and talking to Leo, Hassan picks up on Dani's movements and actions, he then analyzed the situation, then says Dani was faking the bad mood. This is analysis mode 

     [ "Analysis" ]

    1: A stupid assignment that teachers and profs will give to you in an attempt to make you smarter.

      * e.g.,  ... "Please turn in the analysis at the end of the class period, and remember, it's all to make you smarter!" -My AP lang teacher. 

     [ "Analysy" ]

    1: Adv. The act of being a douche especially: The act of douche baggery that involves the invention of words.

      * e.g.,  ... "Justin Seward was getting all analysy and shit, making up words again." 

     [ "Real Analysis" ]

    1: High school calculus done right™️ As a well-established branch of pure mathematics, real analysis is known for being notoriously hard. This is due to hoardes of ill-prepared students not realizing that they've only studied baby mathematics previously.

      * e.g.,  ... Charles: Man, I thought calculus in high school was legit until I studied real analysis for the first time. 

     [ "Kowalski Analysis" ]

    1: When something doesn't make sense, so you need to analyze it further and figure out wtf it means.

      * e.g.,  ... When you install AdBlock but all the hot singles in your area disappear. 

     [ "Analysis paralysis" ]

    1: When someone thinks about doing something so much that they actually end up doing nothing at all. All thought no action

      * e.g.,  ... He was so confused on his project that he have himself Analysis paralysis and did even get started. 

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