"An investigation of a domain that results in models describing its static and dynamic characteristics. It emphasizes questions of 'what', rather than 'how'." (Craig Larman, "Applying UML and Patterns", 2004)
"The initial fact-finding process discovering what is to be done by a computer system." (Gavin Powell, "Beginning Database Design", 2006)
"The process of separating a problem into its constituent parts or basic principles so as to determine the nature of the whole and to examine it methodically." (Robert McCrie, "Security Operations Management" 2nd Ed., 2006)
"The process of identifying the essential characteristics of a system or element." (Bruce P Douglass, "Real-Time Agility", 2009)
"Separation of the whole into its parts; an examination of a complex, its individual parts, and their relations; the separation of the ingredients of a substance; a statement of the constituents of a mixture." (DAMA International, "The DAMA Dictionary of Data Management", 2011)
"Process of breaking complex concepts into smaller component aspects in order to increase understanding of underlying issues." (Joan C Dessinger, "Fundamentals of Performance Improvement" 3rd Ed., 2012)
"Thoughtful investigation of real-world systems." (Meta S Brown, "Data Mining For Dummies", 2014)
"A common interaction with an organizing system." (Robert J Glushko, "The Discipline of Organizing: Professional Edition" 4th Ed., 2016)
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