analysis

Meanings

Plural: analyses

Noun

• an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
• the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
• a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
• the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
• a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
• a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
  • "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
• Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).
• The result of such a process.
• A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.
• Proof by deduction from known truths.
• The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
• The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.
• Psychoanalysis.

Synonyms

analytic thinking, depth psychology, mathematical analysis, psychoanalysis

Antonyms

synthesis

Related Words

analyse, analyst, analyte, analytic, analyze, List of terms used in mathematical analysis