- analysis - an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
--1 is a kind of investigation, investigating
--1 has particulars:anatomy; case study; chemical analysis, qualitative analysis; cost analysis; dissection Derived form: verb analyze3 - analysis, analytic thinking - the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
--2 is a kind of reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
Antonyms: synthesis, synthetic thinking
--2 has particulars:breakdown, partitioning; cost-benefit analysis; dissection; elimination, reasoning by elimination; reductionism; systems analysis; trend analysis Derived form: verb analyze1 - analysis - a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
--3 is a kind of criticism, literary criticism
- analysis - the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
--4 is a kind of expressive style, style
- analysis - a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
--5 is a kind of calculus, the calculus, infinitesimal calculus
--5 has particulars: Fourier analysis, harmonic analysis- psychoanalysis, analysis, 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; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
--6 is a kind of psychotherapy
--6 has particulars: hypnoanalysisDerived form: verb analyze4 - analysis - the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'