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Analyses vs. Analysis

Analyses

Careful investigations or studies to understand something better, often involving breaking it down into smaller parts to examine the details.

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Analysis

/əˈnæləsɪs/
A detailed examination or study of something to understand more about it

Examples:

In the last analysis, who decided what was scientifically "true"?The cup, saucer and teapot had already been sent for analysis.She conducted a thorough analysis of the market trends.

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This word has no antonyms

Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Analysis is singular, so it refers to a single study or examination of something.
  • Analyses is plural, meaning more than one analysis has been carried out.
  • You can think of analysis as one piece of a puzzle, while analyses are multiple pieces.
  • In writing, use analysis when discussing one result or study and analyses when discussing multiple results or studies.
  • Remember that adding es often changes a word to its plural form in English.
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