analysis: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 11 letter points · starts with A · ends with S
Meaning of analysis
noun
- countable
Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
Example: comparative analysis
- countable
The result of such a process.
- uncountable
A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.
- countable
Proof by deduction from known truths.
Listed forms: analyses.
Source: Wiktionary — analysis.
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Synonyms by meaning
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noun
the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
- analytic thinking
noun
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
- psychoanalysis
- depth psychology
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is analysis in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of analysis
A(1) + N(1) + A(1) + L(1) + Y(4) + S(1) + I(1) + S(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of analysis
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from analysis
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