(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.). / (countable) The result of such a process.

(statistics) Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies. / (statistics) An analysis resulting from combining the results of diverse statistical studies.

The scientific analysis of systems, and the interactions within them.

(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that studies holomorphic functions.

(mathematics, physics) The study of the dimensions of physical quantities; used to obtain information about large complex systems, and as a means of checking mathematical and physics equations.

The comparison of fingerprints left at the scene of a crime with those of suspects to provide evidence of the presence of a particular person at a particular place.

(finance) A stock or commodity market analysis technique which examines only market action such as prices, trading volume and open interest.

(mathematics) The study of algorithms to solve mathematical problems concerning continuous sets of values (such as the real numbers, complex numbers or vector spaces).

(obsolete, mathematics) topology

The condition of being unable to make a decision due to the availability of too much information which must be processed in order for the decision to be made.