Meaning of analysis
Definition of analysis
(noun)
an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation