Before revision: In systems analysis, diakoptics (Greek dia–through + kopto–cut,tear) or the "Method of Tearing" involves breaking a (usually physical) problem down into subproblems which can be solved independently before being joined back together to obtain a solution to the whole problem.
After revision: In systems analysis, Diakoptics (Greek dian exact–through + kopto–cut,tear) or the "Method of Tearing" involves breaking a (usually physical) problem down into subproblems which can be solved independently before being joined back together to obtain a solution to the whole problem.