process analysis
nounUK /ˈprəʊses əˈnæləsɪs/
US /ˈprɑːses əˈnæləsɪs/
Process analysis is when you look closely at the steps of how something works or how to do it.
The teacher used process analysis to show the class how a bill becomes a law.
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2. A type of writing that explains how to do something or how something happens, step by step.
Her essay was a process analysis of how to bake bread from scratch.
3. In business, the study of each step in a task to find ways to make it faster or better.
The factory did a process analysis to cut down on wasted time.
4. In science, the careful study of how a natural change happens over time.
The scientists' process analysis explained how the ice melts each spring.