Definitions

1. verb

to examine and interpret something, especially in order to understand its meaning or to identify its components

“The scientist spent hours analyzing the data to find a pattern.”

2. verb

to break down something into its constituent parts, especially in order to understand its structure or to identify its components

“The engineer had to analyze the machine to figure out why it was malfunctioning.”

3. noun

the process of breaking something down into its constituent parts, especially in order to understand its structure or to identify its components

“The company’s analysts spent weeks analyzing the market trends.”