From Dictionary.com
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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Replying to this post too, not because it's mine, but to clear out some erick mckay's painfully repetitious posts from the last 36 hours. Let me know if you're bothered by my doing this.