interpreting is the activity of explaining and ascribing the intended meaning to phenomena observed in analysis. Therefore, interpretation usually follows analysis, although it could also be considered that interpretation defines the hermeneutic perspective of any method of analysis. It refers to processes opening up the discussed phenomenon to a wider debate (contextualisation), of deductive and inductive reasoning (theorizing), or formalizing specific aspects (modeling).

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