Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied in the study of mathematics and logic since before Aristotle (384 322 B.C.), though analysis as a formal concept is a relatively recent development.[1] source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis [1] Analysis: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/analysis/

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