Antonyms:

synthesis, synthetic thinking

the combination of ideas into a complex whole

types:

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breakdown, partitioning

an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

cost-benefit analysis

an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs

dissection

a minute and critical analysis

elimination, reasoning by elimination

analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives

reductionism

the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents

systems analysis

analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts

trend analysis

analysis of changes over time

resolution, resolving

analysis into clear-cut components

type of:

abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning

thinking that is coherent and logical