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2 N‑VAR Analysis is the scientific process of examining something in order to find out what it consists of. □  They collect blood samples for analysis at a national laboratory.

3 N‑COUNT An analysis is an explanation or description that results from considering something carefully. □ [+ of ] He started with an analysis of the situation as it stood in 1947.

4 PHRASE You use the expression in the final analysis or in the last analysis to indicate that the statement you are making is the most important or basic aspect of an issue. □  I'm on the right track and I think in the final analysis people will understand that. □  Violence in the last analysis produces more violence. SYNONYMS analysis NOUN

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interpretation:Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.

evaluation:They announced that an inspection team was visiting the site, `for evaluation'.

scrutiny:The President promised a government open to public scrutiny.

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examination:A post-mortem examination will check for any traces of drug taking.

study:…the first study of English children's attitudes.

test:X-rays and blood tests will also be used to aid diagnosis.

diagnosis:Symptoms may not appear for some weeks, so diagnosis can be difficult.

ana|lyst ◆◆◇ /æ nəl I st/ (analysts )

1 N‑COUNT An analyst is a person whose job is to analyse a subject and give opinions about it. □  …a political analyst.

2 N‑COUNT An analyst is someone, usually a doctor, who examines and treats people who are emotionally disturbed.

ana|lyt|ic /æ nəl I t I k/ ADJ Analytic means the same as analytical . [mainly AM ]

ana|lyti|cal /æ nəl I t I k ^ə l/

1 ADJ An analytical way of doing something involves the use of logical reasoning. □  I have an analytical approach to every survey. ●  ana|lyti|cal|ly /æ nəl I t I kli/ ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □  A teacher can encourage children to think analytically.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Analytical research involves using chemical analysis. □  All raw materials are subjected to our latest analytical techniques.

ana|lyze /æ nəla I z/ → see analyse

an|ar|chic /ænɑː ^r k I k/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe someone or something as anarchic , you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  …anarchic attitudes and complete disrespect for authority.

an|ar|chism /æ nə ^r k I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely.

an|ar|chist /æ nə ^r k I st/ (anarchists )

1 N‑COUNT [oft N n] An anarchist is a person who believes in anarchism. □  …a well-known anarchist poet.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] If someone has anarchist beliefs or views, they believe in anarchism. □  He was apparently quite converted from his anarchist views.

3 N‑COUNT If you say that someone is an anarchist , you disapprove of them because they seem to pay no attention to the rules or laws that everyone else obeys. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  He was a social anarchist.

an|ar|chis|tic /æ nə ^r k I st I k/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism. □  …an anarchistic revolutionary movement.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe someone as anarchistic , you disapprove of them because they pay no attention to the rules or laws that everyone else obeys. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  The Hell's Angels were once the most notorious and anarchistic of motorbike gangs.