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analysis, analytic thinking | the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations | |
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analysis | 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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analysis | an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole | |
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analysis, psychoanalysis, depth psychology | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud | |
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analysis | a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed | |
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analysis | [in mathematics] a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation |