treeanalysis
nounUK /ˈtriː.əˌnæl.ə.sɪs/
US /ˈtriː.əˌnæl.ə.sɪs/
Tree analysis is when you look closely at a tree to learn about it.
The class did a tree analysis to find out how old the oak was.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A way of studying a problem by drawing it like a tree with branches.
We used tree analysis to sort our ideas into groups.
3. A computer method that checks how data is organized in a branching shape.
The program's tree analysis helped find the broken link.
4. The careful checking of a family tree to learn about relatives.
Her tree analysis showed she had cousins in three countries.