analysis

Meanings

• 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"
• ANALYSIS n pl. -YSES the separation of a whole into its parts

Synonyms

• analytic thinking
• psychoanalysis
• depth psychology

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