analytic thinking

Noun
  1. is a type of: abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: analysis

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