analysis | an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole |
market analysis | marketing research that yields information about the marketplace |
chemical analysis qualitative analysis | the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements |
quantitative analysis quantitative chemical analysis | chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance |
colorimetry colorimetric analysis | quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter |
volumetric analysis | quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents |
volumetric analysis | determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination |
gravimetric analysis | quantitative analysis by weight |
cost analysis | breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately |
fundamental analysis fundamentals analysis | (stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategy |
technical analysis technical analysis of stock trends | (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes |
spectroscopy spectrometry spectroscopic analysis spectrum analysis spectrographic analysis | the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra |
site visit | a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise |
wrong-site surgery | a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body |
psychoanalysis analysis depth psychology | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders, based on the theories of Sigmund Freud, his physician recommended psychoanalysis |
self-analysis | the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality |
catchment | a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) |
drill site | workplace that is the site of a drill hole |
critical appraisal critical analysis | an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation |
analysis analytic thinking | the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations |
cost-benefit analysis | an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs |
systems analysis | analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts |
trend analysis | analysis of changes over time |
soul-searching self-analysis | a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives |
numerical analysis | (mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the infinitesimal calculus |
analysis | a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits, sequences and series and integration and differentiation |
Fourier analysis harmonic analysis | analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components |
topology analysis situs | the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions |
multivariate analysis | a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable |
regression analysis | the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another |
correlational analysis | the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables |
factor analysis | any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors, beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data |
analysis of variance ANOVA | a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means, a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables |
cladistics cladistic analysis | a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms |
methodology methodological analysis | the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline |
web site website internet site site | a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web, the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers |
portal site portal | a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet, a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. |
analysis | a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed |
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System MEDLARS | relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature |
analysis | the use of closedlass words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father' |
bomb site | an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs, they opened a parking lot on the bomb site |
campsite campground camping site camping ground bivouac encampment camping area | a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent |
river basin basin watershed drainage basin catchment area catchment basin drainage area | the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries, an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet, flood control in the Missouri basin |
cemetery graveyard burial site burial ground burying ground memorial park necropolis | a tract of land used for burials |
dig excavation archeological site | the site of an archeological exploration, they set up camp next to the dig |
toxic waste dump toxic waste site toxic dumpsite | a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) |
launching site | a place for launching pads |
site situation | physical position in relation to the surroundings, the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides |
active site | the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs |
restriction site | the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA |