  The scientific revolution in the seventeenth century brought with it  new forms of analysis. The newest of these emerged through the  development of more sophisticated mathematical techniques, but even  these still had their roots in earlier conceptions of analysis. By  the end of the early modern period, decompositional analysis had  become dominant (as outlined in what follows), but this, too, took  different forms, and the relationships between the various  conceptions of analysis were often far from clear.