Meaning and Definition of Analysis
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What does Analysis mean? (Noun)
1·· an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole.
2·· 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."
3·· the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations.
4·· a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation.
5·· a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed.
6·· the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'.
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