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breakdown vs analysis

analysis vs breakdown

breakdown and analysis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
breakdown Yes No No No
analysis Yes No No No
As nouns, analysis is a hypernym of breakdown; that is, analysis is a word with a broader meaning than breakdown:
  • breakdown: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
  • analysis: the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
Other hypernyms of breakdown include analytic thinking.
breakdown (noun) analysis (noun)
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
an analysis into mutually exclusive categories a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
a cessation of normal operation the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
a mental or physical breakdown the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
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