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a·nal·y·sis
1.
the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis ).
2.
this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its essential features and their relations: the grammatical analysis of a sentence.
3.
a presentation, usually in writing, of the results of this process: The paper published an analysis of the political situation.
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