[Meaning] explanation. For a definition is an analytical statement expressing the definiendum precisely and summarily.[1] Analysis [is] the recurrence of types from form to form. For [the verb] a)nalu/ein is said of the application of syllogistic syntheses to single entities and to the premises from which those [entities] have existence. [So], at any rate, according to the meaning of analysis in the Analytics written by Aristotle.