analytic thinking

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noun

the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
• Syn:
analysis
• Ant:
synthesis (for: analysis)
• Derivationally related forms:
analytic (for: analysis), analytical (for: analysis), analyze (for: analysis)
• Hypernyms:
reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
• Hyponyms:
breakdown, partitioning, cost-benefit analysis, dissection, elimination,
reasoning by elimination, reductionism, systems analysis, trend analysis