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analysis

ana·ly·sis

UK/əˈnaləsɪs/ US/əˈnæləsɪs/ common

noun

1.

an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

2.

the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

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3.

a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed

4.

the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride'' instead of `the bride''s father''

5.

a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation

6.

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”
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Origin

From Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “to unravel, investigate”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “thoroughly”) + λύω (lúō, “to loosen”).

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  • abstract harmonic analysis
  • activation analysis
  • algebraic analysis
  • amortized analysis
  • analysis of algorithms
  • analysis of variance
  • analysis paralysis
  • analysis situs

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