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noun

analysis

CEFR B1

an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

In a sentence

Six example sentences with analysis, each labelled with its topic.

  • Her analysis of the fugue traced one four-note figure through every voice, showing where the harmony finally settles.

    Music

  • Frame-by-frame analysis showed the loss came from a two-second gap in warding, not from poor mechanics.

    Gaming

  • A lab analysis of the sourdough found three yeasts and two bacteria, each contributing a different sour note.

    Cooking

  • The analysis broke the fund's return into three parts and found that fees had eaten half of the gain.

    Finance

  • Her analysis of the interviews separated what people said from how long they paused before saying it.

    Psychology

  • A precinct-level analysis of the vote showed the swing came from two suburbs, not the city the pundits blamed.

    Politics

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