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Analysis
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- 1 Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.). countable
"comparative analysis"
- 2 an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole wordnet
- 3 The result of such a process. countable
"Thus, in a sequence such as [French English teacher], since English is closer to the Head Noun teacher, it must be a Complement; and since French is further away from teacher, it must be an Attribute. Hence, we correctly predict that the only possible interpretation for [a French English teacher] is ‘a person who teaches English who is Frenchʼ. So our analysis not only has semantic plausi- bility; but in addition it has independent syntactic support."
- 4 a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud wordnet
- 5 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. uncountable
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- 6 the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations wordnet
- 7 Proof by deduction from known truths. countable
- 8 a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation wordnet
- 9 The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process. countable, physical
- 10 a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed wordnet
- 11 The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises. uncountable
- 12 the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride's father’ wordnet
- 13 Psychoanalysis. countable
"The "Homosexuals" chapter gets off to a brisk start with a declaration from a man identified as "Nick August" ― a "self-proclaimed homosexual" ― that "homosexuals are men who are so terrified of their sexual feelings for their mothers, that they have spent their whole lives proving they don't have any feelings at all for women." We are not surprised to learn, later on, that he is in analysis; may I suggest that his analyst is a very old-fashioned one?"
Etymology
From Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “I unravel, investigate”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “thoroughly”) + λύω (lúō, “I loosen”).
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