analysis
noun
[ əˈnalɪsɪs ]
• detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
• "statistical analysis"
Similar:
examination,
investigation,
inspection,
survey,
scanning,
study,
scrutiny,
perusal,
exploration,
probe,
research,
inquiry,
anatomy,
audit,
review,
evaluation,
interpretation,
anatomization,
• short for psychoanalysis.
• "other schools of analysis have evolved out of the original disciplines established by Freud"
Origin:
late 16th century: via medieval Latin from Greek analusis, from analuein ‘unloose’, from ana- ‘up’ + luein ‘loosen’.