Collection and analyzation of data to determine the cause of a failure, often with the goal of determining a corrective action or liability of said failure.
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failure (noun)1.
a) omission of occurrence or performance , specifically a to perform a duty or expected action - failing failure to pay the rent on time
b) (1) a state of inability to perform a normal function - kidney failure compare heart failure
(2) an abrupt cessation of normal functioning - a power failure
c) a fracturing or giving way under stress - structural failure
2.
a) lack of success
b) a failing in business - bankruptcy
3.
a) a falling short - deficiency a crop failure
b) - deterioration decay
4.
one that has - failed
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analysis (noun)1.
separation of a whole into its parts - component
2.
a) the identification or separation of ingredients of a substance
b) a statement of the of a mixture - constituents
3.
a) of a mathematical proposition by assuming the result and deducing a valid statement by a series of reversible steps - proof
b) (1) a branch of mathematics concerned mainly with limits, , and infinite series - continuity
(2) - calculus
4.
a) an examination of a , its elements, and their relations - complex
b) a statement of such an analysis
5.
a) a method in philosophy of resolving complex expressions into simpler or more basic ones
b) clarification of an expression by an of its use in discourse - elucidation
6.
the use of instead of inflectional forms as a characteristic device of a language - function words
7.
- psychoanalysis
