Definition of Analysis

1. Noun. An investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole.


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

3. Noun. A form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed.
Generic synonyms: Criticism, Literary Criticism

4. Noun. The use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., 'the father of the bride' instead of 'the bride's father'.
Generic synonyms: Expressive Style, Style

5. Noun. A branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation.
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Generic synonyms: Calculus, Infinitesimal Calculus
Specialized synonyms: Fourier Analysis, Harmonic Analysis
Derivative terms: Analytic

6. Noun. 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"

Definition of Analysis

1. n. A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis.

Definition of Analysis

1. Noun. (countable of a thing, concept, theory, or similar) A process of dismantling or separating into constituent elements in order to study the nature, function, or meaning. ¹

2. Noun. The result of such a process. ¹

3. Noun. (uncountable mathematics) The mathematical study of functions, sequences, series, limits, derivatives and integrals. ¹

4. Noun. (countable logic) Proof by deduction from known truths. ¹

5. Noun. (countable chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process. ¹

6. Noun. (countable psychology) Psychoanalysis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Analysis

1. the separation of a whole into its parts [n -YSES]

Medical Definition of Analysis

1. The separation into component parts or elements, the act of determining the component parts of a substance. Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution (18 Nov 1997)

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