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Meaning of analysis

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  analysis
      n 1: an investigation of the component parts of a whole and
           their relations in making up the whole
      2: the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts
         in order to study the parts and their relations [syn:
         {analysis}, {analytic thinking}] [ant: {synthesis},
         {synthetic thinking}]
      3: a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a
         piece of writing is analyzed
      4: the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g.,
         `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
      5: a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of
         limits; sequences and series and integration and
         differentiation
      6: 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" [syn: {psychoanalysis}, {analysis}, {depth
         psychology}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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