analyzes
Breaks down systematically
Analyzes is the third-person singular of analyze, meaning to examine something methodically by breaking it into parts.
A chemist analyzes a compound to identify its elements.
A critic analyzes a film's themes.
The word implies careful, systematic study rather than casual observation: She analyzes data for a living, The report analyzes trends in consumer behavior.
Looks at thoroughly
- evaluatesJudges quality or value
- assessesJudges worth or quality
- reviewsPublished critical assessments
- inspectsReviews for quality
audits · monitors · probes · studies · scrutinizes · investigates · inquires · surveys
Stops functioning properly
- deconstructsAnalyzes by breaking apart
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
- separatesDivides into portions
- dividesSeparates into parts
partitions · categorizes · itemizes · distills · simplifies · clarifies · decodes · reduces
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
methodology · data · variables · controls · samples · findings · results · systematic
What something signifies
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
perspective · critique · interpretation · reading · deciphers · construes · explicates · unpacks
Finite problem-solving procedure
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- data miningExtracting insights from datasets
regression · classification · clustering · data visualization · pattern recognition · modeling · metrics · processing
Facts supporting truth
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- cluesHints toward answers
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
DNA · ballistics · autopsy · trace evidence · blood spatter · toxicology · pathology · crime lab
examines
Looks at thoroughly
- evaluatesJudges quality or value
- assessesJudges worth or quality
- reviewsPublished critical assessments
inspects · audits · monitors · probes · studies · scrutinizes · investigates · inquires · surveys · checks
breaks down
Stops functioning properly
- deconstructsAnalyzes by breaking apart
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
- separatesDivides into portions
divides · partitions · categorizes · itemizes · distills · simplifies · clarifies · decodes · reduces · disaggregates
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
laboratory · methodology · data · variables · controls · samples · findings · results · systematic · rigorous
meaning
What something signifies
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
nuance · perspective · critique · interpretation · reading · deciphers · construes · explicates · unpacks · contextualizes
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
data mining · regression · classification · clustering · data visualization · pattern recognition · modeling · metrics · processing · parsing
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- cluesHints toward answers
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
fingerprint · DNA · ballistics · autopsy · trace evidence · blood spatter · toxicology · pathology · crime lab · samples
- breaks downfalls apart, collapses, crumbles, disintegrates, separates
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes
- ways to readskims, scans, peruses, browses, studies
- fan behaviorsfanboys, fangirls, nerds out, cosplays, obsesses
analyzessynthesizes
Combines elements into unified whole
combines · assembles · integrates · compounds · unifies
analyzesignores
Refuses to acknowledge
overlooks · neglects · disregards · dismisses · skims
analyzestakes at face value
Believes as presented
assumes · presumes · guesses · intuits · generalizes
- breath analyzerMeasures exhaled alcohol content
- Analyze ThisExamine something in detail
analyze, analyzed, analyzing, analyzer, reanalyze, unanalyzed, analyzable, analyzers, misanalyze