| NOUN | cognition | analytic thinking, analysis | the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations |
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| Meaning | The abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations. | |
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| Synonym | analysis | |
| Narrower | breakdown, partitioning | An analysis into mutually exclusive categories |
| cost-benefit analysis | An analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs | |
| dissection | A minute and critical analysis | |
| elimination, reasoning by elimination | Analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives | |
| reductionism | The analysis of complex things into simpler constituents | |
| 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 | |
| Broader | reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought | Thinking that is coherent and logical |
| Opposite | synthesis, synthetic thinking | The combination of ideas into a complex whole / whole |
| Spanish | análisis, pensamiento analítico | |
| Catalan | anàlisi, pensament analític | |
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