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Analysis
01
a methodical examination of the whole structure of something and the relation between its components
Examples
The financial analysis revealed the strengths and weaknesses of the company's budget.
The scientist 's detailed analysis of the data led to a groundbreaking discovery.
02
the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
03
a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
04
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
05
a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
06
the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
