Definition:Analysis

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Definition

Analysis is a branch of mathematics that studies continuous change, and the use of limits.

It subsumes the fields of calculus, differential equations, the calculus of variations, power series, Fourier series, real analysis and complex analysis.

It is one of the main branches of mathematics, alongside geometry, number theory and algebra.


Real Analysis

Real analysis is a branch of mathematics that studies real functions.


Complex Analysis

Complex analysis is a branch of mathematics that studies complex functions.


Also see

  • Results about analysis can be found here.


Historical Note

The field of analysis was put into its modern shape by the work of Carl Friedrich Gauss, Niels Henrik Abel‎, Augustin Louis Cauchy and Karl Weierstrass.


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