Analysis means

AThe ability to break a problem into its constituent parts ✓ Correct

BTo combine the constituent parts

CBoth breaking and combining the parts

DIt is always used in combination with synthesis

Correct answer: (A) The ability to break a problem into its constituent parts

Explanation

Analysis means the ability to break a problem or whole into its constituent parts so it can be understood better.

In Bloom's cognitive taxonomy, analysis examines relationships among parts and distinguishes facts from inferences.

It comes above knowledge, comprehension and application in the original 1956 hierarchy.

Combining the constituent parts into a whole is synthesis, the opposite operation.

Combining the parts, or mixing breaking and combining, does not define analysis.

Analysis need not always be paired with synthesis, so that claim is also incorrect.

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