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Webster 1913 Edition
Analysis
A-nal′y-sis
,Noun.
pl.
Analyses
. [Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; [GREEK] up + [GREEK] to loose. See
Loose
.] 1.
A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to
synthesis
. 2.
(Chem.)
The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called
qualitative
, and the latter quantitative analysis
. 3.
(Logic)
The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles.
4.
(Math.)
The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations.
5.
(a)
A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order.
(b)
A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis.
6.
(Nat. Hist.)
The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key.
Ultimate
, Proximate
, Qualitative
, Quantitative
, and Volumetric analysis
(Chem.)
Webster 1828 Edition
Analysis
ANAL'YSIS
,Noun.
1.
The separation of a compound body into its constituent parts; a resolving; as, an analysis of water, air or oil, to discover its elements.2.
A consideration of anything in its separate parts; an examination of the different parts of a subject, each separately; as the words which compose a sentence, the notes of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis.In mathematics, analysis is the resolving of problems by algebraic equations. The analysis of finite quantities is otherwise called algebra, or specious arithmetic. The analysis of infinites is the method of fluxions, or the differential calculus.
In logic, analysis is the tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles.
3.
A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a continued discourse, disposed in their natural order.4.
A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense, it is nearly synonymous with synopsis.