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1. | [ noun ] an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole | |
Related terms: | investigation cost_analysis anatomy chemical_analysis dissection case_study analyze | |
2. | [ noun ] (psychology) the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations | |
Synonyms: | analytic_thinking | |
Related terms: | synthesis reasoning dissection elimination breakdown reductionism systems_analysis trend_analysis cost-benefit_analysis analyze | |
3. | [ noun ] (writing) a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed | |
Related terms: | criticism | |
4. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation | |
Related terms: | calculus Fourier_analysis | |
5. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., "the father of the bride" instead of "the bride's father" | |
Related terms: | expressive_style | |
6. | [ noun ] (medicine,psychology,psychoanalysis) a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud | |
Synonyms: | depth_psychology psychoanalysis | |
Examples: | "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" |
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Related terms: | psychotherapy hypnoanalysis introject catharsis condensation reality_principle anal_personality oral latent_content ego oral_personality anal libido id anal_stage latency_stage ego_ideal genital_personality superego acathexis transference complex death_instinct penis_envy libidinal_energy cathexis introjection anaclisis castration_anxiety pleasure_principle cathectic genital_stage abreact oral_stage psychosexual_development phallic_phase imago analyze | |
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analyst analyse analyser analysand annalist Annalisa analogist analogise analgesic analgesia anulus Anolis annals analyze analogy Analisa annalistic analyzer analyzed anal_sex |