analysis

• an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
• the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
• a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
• the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ´the father of the bride´ instead of ´the bride´s father´
• a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits
• a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
• A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements
• The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called qualitative, and the latter quantitative analysis
• The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles
• The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations
• A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order
• A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis
• The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key

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