analysis

Words with a similar base: analysis, psychoanalysis

'analysis'

[analysis.n.01] as in: an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

'analysis'

[analysis.n.02] as in: the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

'analysis'

[analysis.n.03] as in: a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed

'analysis'

[analysis.n.04] as in: the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g.,

`the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'

'analysis'

[analysis.n.05] as in: a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation

'analysis'

[psychoanalysis.n.01] as in: a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud

Examples:
his physician recommended psychoanalysis

Origins

					analysis (English)
└── analysis (Latin)
    └── ἀνάλυσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── ἀναλύω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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