{
  "id": "analysis.method",
  "term": "analysis",
  "sense": "method",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 10,
  "arena": "emergenceLexicon",
  "domain": "common",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "a process that compares the parts of a thing",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "part.relation",
      "compare.relation",
      "process.general"
    ],
    "interaction": "the process compares the parts and shows differences",
    "novel_properties": [
      "systematic breakdown",
      "identified differences",
      "organized understanding"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "In 2011, the LIGO collaboration compared laser interferometer data from Hanford and Livingston to detect gravitational wave patterns.",
      "domain": "physics"
    },
    {
      "text": "The 2020 audit of the European Central Bank examined individual member contributions to assess capital subscription accuracy.",
      "domain": "economics"
    },
    {
      "text": "During the 2017 WannaCry outbreak, Kaspersky Lab dissected the ransomware’s code to identify its encryption and propagation mechanisms.",
      "domain": "computing"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "id": "process.general",
      "note": "is-a",
      "type": "is-a"
    },
    {
      "id": "difference.relation",
      "note": "abstracts",
      "type": "abstracts"
    }
  ],
  "used_by": [],
  "forms": [
    "analyses",
    "analysis"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-analysis.method"
}