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underanalysis

underanalysis noun: inadequate analysis.

Noun

underanalysis

  1. Inadequate analysis.
    • This rule is so well entrenched in evidence that apparent deviations from it are likely to be cases of underanalysis.2003, Guity Nashat, Lois Beck, Women in Iran from the Rise of Islam to 1800

Origin of underanalysis

From under- + analysis.

Questions about underanalysis

What does underanalysis mean?
Underanalysis means inadequate analysis.
What part of speech is underanalysis?
Underanalysis is a noun.

Words near underanalysis in the dictionary

  1. underamplifying
  2. underanalyse
  3. underanalysed
  4. underanalyses
  5. underanalysing
  6. underanalysis
  7. underanalyze
  8. underanalyzed
  9. underanalyzes
  10. underanalyzing
  11. underanesthetized

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