| failure | an unexpected omission, he resented my failure to return his call, the mechanic's failure to check the brakes |
| failure | an act that fails, his failure to pass the test |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
| 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' |
| failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose, the surprise party was a complete failure |
| breakdown equipment failure | a cessation of normal operation, there was a power breakdown |
| brake failure | brakes fail to stop a vehicle |
| engine failure | engine does not run |
power outage
power failure | equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails, the ice storm caused a power outage |
failure
loser nonstarter
unsuccessful person | a person with a record of failing, someone who loses consistently |
| failure | loss of ability to function normally, kidney failure |
| circulatory failure | failure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate amounts of blood to body tissues |
heart failure
coronary failure | inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions |
| congestive heart failure | inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues |
renal failure
kidney failure | inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance |
acute renal failure
acute kidney failure | renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract |
chronic renal failure
chronic kidney failure | renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders |
| failure | lack of success, he felt that his entire life had been a failure, that year there was a crop failure |